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    What Is A Cookie

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    Cookies are small text files stored on a user's computer that contain information such as usernames and passwords to identify the user and improve their browsing experience. Cookies are generated by websites to store login information and preferences so that websites can remember users and their preferences when they return. Cookies were originally developed in 1995 and allow websites to personalize a user's experience during and after their visit.

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    Cookies are small text files stored on a user's computer that contain information such as usernames and passwords to identify the user and improve their browsing experience. Cookies are generated by websites to store login information and preferences so that websites can remember users and their preferences when they return. Cookies were originally developed in 1995 and allow websites to personalize a user's experience during and after their visit.

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    Cookies are small text files stored on a user's computer that contain information such as usernames and passwords to identify the user and improve their browsing experience. Cookies are generated by websites to store login information and preferences so that websites can remember users and their preferences when they return. Cookies were originally developed in 1995 and allow websites to personalize a user's experience during and after their visit.

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    Cookies are small text files stored on a user's computer that contain information such as usernames and passwords to identify the user and improve their browsing experience. Cookies are generated by websites to store login information and preferences so that websites can remember users and their preferences when they return. Cookies were originally developed in 1995 and allow websites to personalize a user's experience during and after their visit.

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    What is a cookie?

    • 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.
    • In simple terms a cookie is a small amount of data
    generated by a website and saved by your web
    browser.
    • For example if you visit a website it will notify you about
    the usage of cookies and will store your login
    information and preferences so whenever you visit the
    website for the second time it will remember you and
    your preferences.
    • Cookies for the internet were originally developed in
    1995 by Netscape Communications Corporation.
    • A cookie is also known as an HTTP Cookie, web cookie
    or browser cookie.
    • Cookies are basically small in size but the capacity in
    them is endless.
    HOW DO COOKIES WORK
    • Whenever we are visiting a website for the first time it
    stores our preferences in our web browser on a cookie.
    Before storing a cookie it searches for one in the
    machine and when it doesn’t find any the creates a
    unique id and stores itself as a cookie
    • On the second time when we visit the website when we
    visit the same website there is no need to provide the
    details again as the website can remember our
    preferences through the cookies. Also if you make any
    changes on the second time of your visit then an
    additional file is also created.
    • The web browser on the 2nd visiting sends the stored
    cookies back to the only related server to notify users
    previous activity.
    • The time and expiry of a cookie is set by its website or
    its browser.

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