Suppose you use the URLGet program in Section 21.5 to get a web page from a server that does not exist, such as http://wombat.java/index.html. What will happen?
A) The call to the URL constructor will throw an exception.
B) The call to getResponseCode will throw an exception.
C) The call to getResponseCode will return the error code 404.
D) The call to getInputStream will throw an exception.

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When using the URLGet program to get a web page from a server that does not exist, the call to getResponseCode will throw a "java.net.ConnectException" exception. This is because the server cannot be reached and no response code can be obtained.

Suppose You Use the URLGet Program in Section 21