FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TECHNOLOGYS ETHICAL LEGAL PRIVACY ISSUES

USING PRIVACY SETTINGS IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are cookies?
A
Something you eat
B
Something the cookie monster loves
C
Small text files stored on a computer that keep track of what a person does on a website.
D
A way to store user names and passwords.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cookies are small text files which are stored on your computer by your web browser. There are two types of Cookie known as session Cookies and persistent Cookies. A session Cookie is a temporary file which is stored in your computer for the duration of your visit to a website.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cookies are files created by websites that you go to. They save browsing information to make your online experience easier. With cookies, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cookies, also known as “HTTP cookies, ” are small text files that websites store on your computer to help track your activity. Most cookies are used to track what sites you’re logged in to, and your local settings on that site.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cookies are small files that websites send to your device that the sites then use to monitor you and remember certain information about you-like what’s in your shopping cart on an e-commerce site, or your login information.

Detailed explanation-5: -Third-party trackers (or cookies) can then be accessed by the third party that creates them and since they share information across websites, they are also known as cross-site cookies. Third-party tracking cookies are then used extensively for online advertising and retargeting.

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