what is the difference between a cache and cookie???

Question

i'm a IT student...juz enrol into IT stream...any sites teaching bout computering???

Answer 1

a cache is a directory that holds information, it could be your browser history (such as the temp internet files). a cookie is a file downloaded from a webpage used for password/tracking/preferences purposes

Answer 2

A CPU cache is a cache used by the central processing unit of a computer to reduce the average time to access memory. The cache is a smaller, faster memory which stores copies of the data from the most frequently used main memory locations. While HTTP cookies, more commonly referred to as Web cookies, tracking cookies or just cookies, are small text files containing a user's settings and other data used by websites, and are stored on the user's computer. They are transmitted as parcels of text sent by a server to a Web client (usually a browser) and then sent back unchanged by client each time it accesses that server.

Answer 3

A cache is a directory that holds copies of Internet sites that you have visted recently. These allows the computer to reopen those pages (should you do a "back") directly from your PC rather than having to redownload them. A hold over from the "dial up" days when it took 10 minutes to open a web page. As you open new pages, the oldest ones are removed to make room for the new ones.

A cookie is a small file that holds information to identify you and your preferences to a specific web site. Such as it is used to remember your password when you go to that site, or to hold information for a shopping cart when you are buying something. Cookies are not normally deleted unless you choose to remove them.