2006-06-23 17:59:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Cookies are small files that websites can cause to be stored on your computer. They contain information about your activity at that site. If Yahoo remembers who you are when you visit the site, it's because the site created a cookie on your computer the last time you logged in.
Cookies are somewhat controversial because they are also used by marketing companies to track what you do on the web. For this reason, it is best to set your browser to refuse third party cookies, and to frequently use a spyware remover to root out tracking cookies. You can also manually manage your cookies; your browser's help menu can tell you how.
2006-06-23 18:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are small data files stored on your computer by sites you visit. Typically, they hold things like usernames and login authentication strings for sites. Some may hold your preferences for some sites, and some just make a record that you visited a site on a certain date and time. They serve two purposes that I know of: to save disk space on the sites' servers, and to help record data as you navigate a site. You can usually delete them with no ill effects, but you may have to log in to some sites for which you selected "Remember Me on This Computer" the last time you logged in.
2006-06-24 01:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bits of information that you leave when you visit a web page! This is why you receive unwanted emails! Always delete your cookies before turning off your computer. Go to tools , Internet options , delete cookies, delete files, and clear history for better security!
2006-06-24 01:06:48 · answer #3 · answered by Retarded Dave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you go to a website, I think that the site automatically downloads things to your computer called cookies. But from what ive heard, you can delete them if they are taking up too much space.
2006-06-24 01:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by smilenbhappie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're some information stored on your computer when u enter a website, like a username or a password so u can logib automatically.. some sites use this service and download undesirable files to your computer (viruses, trojans, servers..) so u better delete them every once in a while..
2006-06-24 01:07:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cookie are really good with milk LOL oops no they are electronic files that the other computer on the internet puts on your computer so that when you call them or them you they know who you are and sometimes know you taste for what sites you like . and they colect information about your computer could be for phishing which is WRONG! or could be for reporting to athurities or monitor a site and actions or if used wrong to harm and steal paswords
Most orn sites are traps that record your address.
2006-06-24 01:09:09 · answer #6 · answered by Paul G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are text files kept on your computer allowing to remote host to save some info about you/session/etc. For example, some site can save your user name to avoid each time asking for it.
2006-06-24 01:03:53 · answer #7 · answered by alakit013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
picture and code in little bites and pages are full of them and ads have them hidden in them to track your spending and so on as a spy on your computer i delete my cookies every day
2006-06-24 01:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Information stored by websites on your computer
2006-06-24 01:02:57 · answer #9 · answered by eagle5953 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a file where the websites keep some data on your data related to your logging information etc
2006-06-24 01:03:25 · answer #10 · answered by Akash Jain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋