and are they essential on computers.? In simple terms please if possible
2007-01-10 07:20:18 · 11 answers · asked by baaden 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Ok this definition is a bit naff but here goes:
They store little bits of information about you, such as how a what your preferences are on a certain website or something. They are not all bad: some are good e.g. when you have a personalised Google page (forgive me Yahoo). However most cookies are "tracking cookies" and they send back info of what websites you've visited.... to companies willing to pay for that data to decide where to advertise (for example).
My best advice to you is from time to time go through your cookies and delete the ones you dont want, or just put your security settings higher. Around once a fortnight or two, delete all your cookies to be on the safe side.
2007-01-10 07:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by ღ♥ღ latoya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The normal use of cookies is to store a very small protion of information such as a user name. This can then be used by the "remember me" part of a website.
Other cookies are used to track you activities around the internet. You can disable cookies in your browser if you are concerned but then some sites may not work for you.
2007-01-10 07:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by afreshpath_admin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its not a bad thing but if you play things like flash games that you can save your proggres on it thats a cookie and cookies are also the things that tell that links have be previusly visited thoes are some of the things that cookies are for but they aren't exactly nessasary they just make the internet (slightly) more user friendly
2007-01-10 07:27:14 · answer #3 · answered by ZALiMAN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They store information on your computer such as passwords and page preferences, like when you log into yahoo and it remembered your username that is a cookie doing that.
2007-01-10 07:23:04 · answer #4 · answered by cigaro19 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is your answer:
http://www.helpero.com/Questions-and-answers/Internet/Browsers/What-are-cookies_445.html
Helpero is a web site that helps every Internet user, from all over the world, solve any computer related problem. You can ask Helpero for free.
2007-01-10 07:27:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To help you computer load the internet pages faster, since the basic infor (such as pictures, banners) is stored.
2007-01-10 07:23:40 · answer #6 · answered by Frank the tank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are used so your computer remembers what each website that you've visited looks like, remembers logins, passwords, etc..
2007-01-10 07:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by BMJR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cookies for dunkin
2007-01-10 07:24:37 · answer #8 · answered by b.hole 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They make a really good snack.
2007-01-10 07:24:36 · answer #9 · answered by behr28 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i want a cookie to eat
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2007-01-10 07:22:39 · answer #10 · answered by American Eagle 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋