SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260096002
Author: Holcombe
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 2, Problem 4EQ
Program Plan Intro

Cookies:

  • A cookie is a small part of data in types of text file, sent by a web server.
    • This information is stored in a user’s computer, that is, web browser.
  • Cookie in a website knows the input information regarding the preceding interactions that take place between the computer and website.
  • Cookies contain only bits of text and the text can be a session identifier, user identifier, or any other text information.
    • For instance, a web page can have a hide link that hides a specific element on the webpage and the page can store this setting on user system with a cookie.
    • When user loads the webpage in the future, the webpage can examine the cookie and hide the element automatically.
  • Typically, hundreds and thousands of cookies are stored in a user’s web browser currently.

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