what is a cookie?

Answer 1

An HTTP cookie, or a Web cookie, is a parcel of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences and the contents of their electronic shopping carts. The term "cookie" is derived from "magic cookie," a well-known concept in UNIX computing which inspired both the idea and the name of HTTP cookies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_cookies

Answer 2

A cookie is a small file saved on your computer by your internet browser that remembers things about your settings and each site you visited. They can be used for tracking, preferences, passwords, and other user specific details. Typically, your web-browser is set to automatically accept cookies.

For security reasons, some people configuation their web-browser to not automatically accept all cookies, but are instead prompted on whether or not they will accept a cookie each time a website tries to set one. Alternatively, you can deny all cookies automatically; however, this may cause problems with some websites that rely on cookies for interaction with the user / browser.

Answer 3

It is data stored on your computer by a web site to make navigation between screens and logins at a later date easier. A web site only has access to cookies that it has created.

One thing to be aware of are advertising cookies. A web site may show ads that are placed by an advertising company. That advertising company can place a cookie that it can read and write from any site where it has ads. It can therefore track you and only show ads that it thinks are effective.

Answer 4

in simple terms which is what i teach users in, a cookie is a file that is left on your computer to let the website know who has been and when they visited their site
most of the time cookies are used purely for marketing and research,but some companys use cookis fir more malicous reasons
you can delete cookies if you feel you need to by going internet options>delete cookies and also while you are there delete temp internet files,they can slow down internet speed if you let them build up
good luck

Answer 5

A cookie consists of a few lines of text and code placed on your computer when you visit a website. It allows the web server to identify you when and if you return. The more complicated cookies also contain password information allowing you to bypass logins on websites.

BTW, Yahoo purposely does NOT place a cookie on your computer unless you tell it to (Remember my ID on this computer) as a security precaution.

Answer 6

Something loved by the Cookie Monster - cooookiieee!!!

Answer 7

A cookie is a file/information that gets stored by your web browser and is referenced by websites to determine user information and in this way identify repeat users to the website. The "remember me"/"remember login" option in most login pages uses cookies to store the user information for propopulating fields.

Answer 8

Food that you might find in a cookie jar.

Answer 9

something that stores information on your account, like personal information and passwords. It is removed when you log out. Some unsecure cookies can be read by hacker, spammers, etc. third-parties.

Answer 10

That's the way it crumbles..... Cookie....
OR
That's the way the cookies crumble.

Well - I didn't know either, so glad you asked the question..