FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Computer cookies are small files, often including unique identifiers that web servers send to browsers. These cookies then can be sent back to the server each time your browser requests a new page. It’s a way for a website to remember you, your preferences, and your habits online.

Detailed explanation-2: -A cookie is a piece of data from a website that is stored within a web browser that the website can retrieve at a later time. Cookies are used to tell the server that users have returned to a particular website.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term cookie was coined by web-browser programmer Lou Montulli. It was derived from the term magic cookie, which is a packet of data a program receives and sends back unchanged, used by Unix programmers. The term magic cookie itself derives from the fortune cookie, which is a cookie with an embedded message.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cookies get created when you visit a website. These text files identify you and help streamline your online experience. Once created, cookies are stored in a file on your hard drive or browser, depending on your operating system and the browser you use.

Detailed explanation-5: -A cookie file is text file that Webservers ask for and then add their own information to and store on your hard drive. If you have never been asked whether you want to accept a cookie, I am sad to report that your browser is set to automatically give and receive cookie files.