Using MIS (10th Edition)
Using MIS (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780134606996
Author: David M. Kroenke, Randall J. Boyle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Cookies:

Cookies are an encrypted text file, which contains some message given by the Web browser to a Web server.

  • The information about the web site is stored in the user’s computer with the help of cookies, and later, the web browser can retrieve that information.
  • Main purpose of cookies is to analyze the user and customize the browser according to their needs.

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