COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK SECURITY

INTERNET SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a cookie in relation to the Internet?
A
A small text file that a website stores on a user’s computer
B
A type of virus that spreads through email attachments
C
A program that allows remote access to a computer
D
A form of encryption used to secure online transactions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cookies are text files with small pieces of data-like a username and password-that are used to identify your computer as you use a computer network. Specific cookies known as HTTP cookies are used to identify specific users and improve your web browsing experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -A cookie is a small text file which the browsed website sends you and stores on your computer or mobile device and that will be sent back to the same website every new visit. Cookies do not damage your device and allow to offer a better browsing experience.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -HTTP cookies (also called web cookies, Internet cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small blocks of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user’s computer or other device by the user’s web browser.

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