2006-10-30 22:21:23 · 11 answers · asked by rockista!! 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You visit a number of websites a day. Cookies are just the copy of the page and they just contain the tracks of the sites. They are not a hazard to the computer , but, might be needed by the Pc for some sites. Hope you got it.
2006-10-30 22:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Simba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookie is an HTTP cookie is a very small text file placed on the hard drive or in the browser's memory of a user's computer by a Web server. Essentially, it is your identification card. It provides the Web server with important information necessary to its successful interaction with the user and the user's computer.
A cookie cannot be executed as code, and it cannot retrieve or deliver viruses. It is unique and can only be read by the server that gave it to the user. Finally, the cookies used in PathFinder are very small (a few bytes) and contain no personal information.
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Why are Cookies Important?
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Cookies were originally designed to help a Web site distinguish a user's browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember any preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site.
PathFinder uses cookies to maintain communication with each unique user's requests for information. As a user sends or receives information from his or her browser to a PathFinder server, PathFinder needs a way to make sure it is communicating directly with that user so it can send the right data to that person. Cookies allow this.
If you are simply browsing a PathFinder Web site, a cookie identifies only information about the particular Web browser you are using. If you are just browsing a PathFinder site and are not a registered user, you do not have to accept a cookie and you can still continue browsing the site. (it is possible to set your browser to inform you when a cookie is being placed -- this way, you have the opportunity to decide whether to accept the cookie.) However, if you are visiting a site where you will be accessing confidential information as a registered user (with a username and password), you must accept cookies because they are essential for site administration and security.
2006-10-30 23:13:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cookies are important for certain websites you visit (e.g. Yahoo Answers will store your login details via a cookie which means you don't need to login every 5 minutes).
No they are not critical and can be deleted, but the majority of the time they are more helpful than a hindrance.
2006-10-30 22:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by Secure Expert 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes Cookies are important, the cookies are used by system administrator to track the visited sites, the site addresses are stored in cookies. In most of the companies system admins block the sites by rating the sites which are accessed most.
2006-10-30 22:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by macrohard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short and Sweet....
Secur Exp. pretty much has it right . SO, view YOUR cookies and just delete the ones that you do NOT want or recognize...
2006-10-30 23:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by bart4play 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not a security risk. They hold useful information which helps web sites display information that matches your previous choices there (Amazon for example.)
2006-10-30 22:28:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you really don't want cookies. go to internet options and delete them.
2006-10-30 22:26:05 · answer #7 · answered by gingraskim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it'e depend website type
same website isn't used cookies so not important
opposite some website it's verty importabt
2006-10-30 23:52:09 · answer #8 · answered by luay k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope,
not criticaly..
if you removed'em your OS would still alive)
2006-10-30 22:26:04 · answer #9 · answered by Ugi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it dosn't have that important
2006-10-30 22:29:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋