2006-09-17 01:41:28 · 7 answers · asked by JustCurious 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Cookies act like a calling card. Each time you visit a web site they leave a cookie behind as a way to remember you. So that when you go back the process is speeded up.
This is very useful for web sites you frequent often and especially for those that you have accounts created like for example Yahoo Answers.
Most cookies are safe--some are not and come with spyware. Yes--you should clear them about once a month. I go through them one by one so I delete only those that I dont want and keep those for sites I go to a lot.
2006-09-17 01:47:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A piece of information to keep track of the data for a particular usage that stored in the user PC for future referencing. Yes, you should clear them if it's your confidential data. For instance, do you ever notice when you login to a website, the website can remember your email, name, birthdate, etc, only when you enter the first word? This will be dangerous if they can prompt you your credit card number.Thus, you MUST clear cookies in order to prevent others to view your information when using the same PC as you.
2006-09-17 01:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by worrygirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cookies is kinda like an ID for when you visit a website and when you return some information is stored in that cookie for them to identify who you are. sometimes used for survey reasons or statistics to see how there website is going.
2006-09-17 01:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by dkm2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cook‧ie /ˈkʊki/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kook-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a small cake made from stiff, sweet dough rolled and sliced or dropped by spoonfuls on a large, flat pan (cookie sheet) and baked.
2. Informal. dear; sweetheart (a term of address, usually connoting affection).
3. Slang. a. a person: a smart cookie; a tough cookie.
b. an alluring young woman.
2006-09-17 01:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
cookies are little shortcuts to sites you've visited. They need to be removed to help speed up your computers preformance.
2006-09-17 01:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by blank 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
get a good anti-spyware app and dont delete all of them unless you remember all ur logins for every site u frequent ... or if that isnt important to you nuke them all every day ....
2006-09-17 01:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
GO CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!!!WOO-HOO!!!!
2006-09-17 01:49:14 · answer #7 · answered by mychemicalbritt 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋