Question

A tool used by web sites to store information about a user in his computer is called:
a) Hackers- b) Cookies- c) Hypertext d) IP​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Cookies

Explanation:

So cookies are like containers or similar to cache memory which keeps track on your activities, for better experience in using the web. Cookies cannot be used in all websites like banking stuff...An hacker can set his own cookies in vulnarable websites and track your actions which may sometimes lead in revealing your passwords and usernames..In websites http(s) cookies are used.You can take a look at the cookies by pressing f12 in your keyboard and take a look at the cookie traffic

Hope this helps you..

Answer 2

Answer:

The tool used by web sites to store information about a user in his computer is called as cookies.

Explanation:

• Cookies are the files that are created by any website. It is made available when you visit.
• It helps in saving the browsing information.
• It helps the sites to be kept signed in and remembers the preferences of the site we choose as well it is used to give relevant content.

• There are two types of cookies:

1) First party cookies:

It is created by only the site you visit and it is seen to be visible in the address bar.

2) Third party cookies:

It is created by only the other websites and it owns some of the contents such as images or ads and it is visible in the webpages.

• Cookies can be seen to clear by the following:

1) In computer, it is visible for deleting the cookies, deleting the cookies from the site and deletes the cookies from the period of a time.

2) In android device, it is visible for clearing all the cookies, allowing or blocking the cookies and clears all cookies from a single site.

3) IPhone and Ipad, we can see that the cookies is cleared when you have signed out of the website with a saved preferences would be deleted.

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