What are cookies..internet cookies?

Question

wat is a browsers cache? and wht r the cookies tht they cache in? jus a general explaination of wht cookies r cz i keep on hearin ppl talk abt it..

Answer 1

Cookies are simple tiny text files used by websites to personalise the display of information. Some people argue that cookie files serve no other purpose than to deliver targeted advertising, but the fact is that some sites simply won't work without cookies.

Online Shopping sites can use cookies to keep track of items that you add to their shopping carts and quick checkout Toptions. The cookie will keep track of every item that you add to the shopping cart while you continue to browse through different pages or even entirely different sections of their site. Every item you add is stored within the Web site’s database along with a unique ID value that has been assigned to you. Therefore, when you select the check out option, the site automatically knows what items are in your cart by retrieving those selections from its database.

They cannot transmit viruses as viruses are executable in nature.

Answer 2

They are little tiny bits of information dropped into the cache ( a sort of repository) so that the website remembers certain things about your visit.

You can empty the cookies automatically after an internet session if you use Firefox. It's good to empty them because some (tracking cookies) are a nuisance and spyware.