2006-06-24 00:11:51 · 11 answers · asked by the_zombie 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
A cookie is a small text file. It is used by websites to record that you have been to their site. It is used to store site preferences on your computer. Say u want yahoo homepage to be blue each time you open it. You tell the site that you want it to be blue when you open it. A small file is created and stored on your pc to record that preference. This is called a cookie.
Cookies may also be usef for malicious purposes. Sites may use it to track your surfing habits. They are stored in C:\Windows\Cookies folder. Delete them all after surfing the net to protect your privacy.
2006-06-24 00:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Taimoor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies have, for some reason, gained a rather sinister image. But they really are simple and harmless. (Note that this question became so popular that HowStuffWorks now has a complete article on cookies.)
A cookie is just one or more pieces of information stored as text strings on your machine. A Web server sends you a cookie and the browser stores it. The browser then returns the cookie to the server the next time the page is referenced.
you may clean up your cookies by going into your network and internet connections from your control panel from the start button choice and going to internet options deleting cookies and files as well
2006-06-24 07:20:21 · answer #2 · answered by Gabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when you visit a website, the site puts a cookie in your computer...its a marker so the next time you visit the same website it recocnizez you. some are tracking cookies that track what other stores and sites you visit, these types slow down your computer because they are running all the time.
you can go to tools at the top, select internet options and you'll see where you delete your cookies.
if you want to view your cookies there is a folder for them
2006-06-24 07:24:26 · answer #3 · answered by m37734 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have a look at cookies on your computer through "Internet Options" in IE. These are stored on your computer after the website requests your browser to do so.
It contains bits of information e.g. last time you visited the site; and can be retrieved by that particular website
2006-06-24 07:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by chivalc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookie is a very small applett that contains details about your visit to a particular web site.
The sites do this because it is time-saving since the next time you enter the site your details can be recalled easily.
But, some cookies may attack your system. And also be aware of Spy-wares & Ad-wares that affect your PC adversely.
Thank You
2006-06-24 07:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cookie is a little file that is saved on your computer to tell the websites that you are visiting that you are visiting. eg: when you login to yahoo, yahoo will save a cookie to your computer so that when you're surfing through all the yahoo pages, they all say that you are logged in because they can read the info from the cookie.
2006-06-24 07:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An file which preserves the information from this site. Every next time you enter the same site it will be loaded from your HDD not from the Internet. Faster and reliable
2006-06-24 07:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by Christian G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is basicl'y a Text file which is save in your temp file . These are used by some websites which gnrly keep ur records intact as in. whn u log in to site with user id it will save ur profile.
Next time u visit them it will personalize with ur name.
It can be use to track what have you visited
2006-06-24 08:14:41 · answer #8 · answered by rohitsharmas_22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cookies is used to save settings of some special in internet, u can find these in windows folder, but try to read, edit or delete with the help of professional
Regards,
Vikas Kumar,
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2006-06-24 07:25:12 · answer #9 · answered by nicefriendvikas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that it is the info downloaded on ur comp by the site so that whenever you visit the site again you dont hv to again load the pages of that site some cookies may contain viruses
2006-06-24 07:16:26 · answer #10 · answered by answers!-here 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋