In Selenium, radio buttons and checkboxes are elements commonly used during web automation testing, but they serve different purposes. A radio button typically represents a set of mutually exclusive options where only one option can be selected. When one radio button in a group is selected, any previously selected radio button in the same group is deselected automatically. On the other hand, checkboxes enable multiple selections from a list of options. Users can select one or more checkboxes independently of each other. In terms of Selenium automation, interacting with radio buttons involves selecting one option from a group using the click() method, ensuring only one option is selected at a time. For checkboxes, automation may involve checking or unchecking them using the click() method to reflect the desired selection state.
Understanding these differences is crucial for accurately automating interactions with these elements during web testing.