A Python script needs to establish a WebSocket connection to a server to receive real-time updates. The script must send a JSON message and then listen for incoming messages. Which library and approach is correct?

Use urllib.request with a custom WebSocket header to upgrade the connection.

Use the requests library with a stream=True parameter to maintain a persistent connection.

Use the websockets library: connect to the server, send a JSON message, and use an async loop to receive messages.

Use the socket library to manually implement the WebSocket handshake and framing.

A Python script interacts with a paginated REST API. The API returns a JSON object with a 'next' field containing the URL for the next page, or null if there are no more pages. The script must retrieve all pages and collect items from an 'items' array. Which approach is correct?

Use response.json() and then use the 'items' list, but only if the status code is 200.

Use a while loop that checks if the 'next' field is not null, makes a GET request to that URL, and appends the 'items' to a list.

Use a for loop over a range of page numbers and construct URLs with a 'page' parameter.

Make a single GET request and use the 'items' array only, ignoring the 'next' field.

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Domain 3Objective 2

Website Interaction GPYC Practice Questions (Page 9)

Part of the Network and Web Interaction domain, which makes up ~25% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~13–20 in this domain), expect 4–7 from this objective — we provide 47 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 41–45

41foundation · easy
Which HTTP status code indicates that the requested resource has been permanently moved to a new URL?
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42foundation · easy
Which exception does the requests library raise when a request times out?
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43foundation · easy
Which HTTP method is typically used to submit data to a server to create a new resource?
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44application · medium
A Python script needs to establish a WebSocket connection to a server to receive real-time updates. The script must send a JSON message and then listen for incoming messages. Which library and approach is correct?
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45application · medium
A Python script interacts with a paginated REST API. The API returns a JSON object with a 'next' field containing the URL for the next page, or null if there are no more pages. The script must retrieve all pages and collect items from an 'items' array. Which approach is correct?
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Website Interaction GPYC Practice Questions (Page 9)

Questions 41–45

Which HTTP status code indicates that the requested resource has been permanently moved to a new URL?

Which exception does the requests library raise when a request times out?

Which HTTP method is typically used to submit data to a server to create a new resource?

A Python script needs to establish a WebSocket connection to a server to receive real-time updates. The script must send a JSON message and then listen for incoming messages. Which library and approach is correct?

A Python script interacts with a paginated REST API. The API returns a JSON object with a 'next' field containing the URL for the next page, or null if there are no more pages. The script must retrieve all pages and collect items from an 'items' array. Which approach is correct?

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