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Introduction to Web Scraping Quiz
Introduction to Web Scraping Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following is a common use case of web scraping in data analytics?
Creating website designs
Gathering and analyzing market data from e-commerce sites
Managing database queries
Developing mobile applications
Question 2
What is the purpose of the robots.txt file on a website?
To list all the pages on the site
To prevent the website from being indexed by search engines
To control and limit the access of web crawlers or bots to certain parts of the site
To encrypt the website’s data
Question 3
Which legal risk could arise from web scraping without permission?
Increased website traffic
Violating copyright laws or terms of service agreements
Gaining access to public datasets
Gaining access to a website’s internal data
Question 4
What should a scraper do to ensure legal compliance?
Ignore the website's terms of service
Always request permission from the website owner
Scrape at high rates for efficiency
Disguise the scraping activity to reduce the risk of detection.
Question 5
Which of these techniques helps reduce the impact of scraping on a website’s performance?
Scraping at regular intervals
Scraping only once a day
Scraping in a way that mimics human user activity (slow, randomized)
Scraping at high speed
Question 6
What is the role of an API in web scraping?
APIs are used to send data to websites
APIs help developers collect data from websites in a structured manner, avoiding the need for scraping
APIs are used to hide scraping activities
APIs prevent websites from being scraped
Question 7
What could happen if a scraper ignores a website’s robots.txt file?
The scraper will get more data
The scraper might be blocked or face legal actions
The scraper will access hidden parts of the website
The scraper will be rewarded with extra data
Question 8
What is one of the primary reasons for using web scraping in data analytics?
It helps build websites faster
It helps with coding mobile apps
It helps secure websites from hackers
It helps gather and analyze real-time data from the web
Question 9
Which of the following is an example of an ethical use of web scraping?
Scraping price comparison data for competitive analysis
Scraping private user data from social media platforms
Scraping financial records from a bank’s website
Scraping personal emails without consent
Question 10
Which of the following can be used to detect and prevent automated scraping of a website?
JavaScript rendering of page content
Blocking specific HTTP request methods
Using CAPTCHA or bot protection systems
Increasing the website's load time
There are 10 questions to complete.