Cookie - Definition
A Cookie is a piece of information that a web server sends to a web browser, such as Mozilla Firefox, containing data such as computer preferences, logon information, and more. Once saved, this information is sent back to the web server to be used when the browser visits that particular web site again. The web server can then use that cookie to customize the display the user sees, or simply track the various web site pages the user frequently accesses. All web browsers have a setting that allows you to block Cookies.
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your hard drive!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- The windows delete button and the empty recycle bin option does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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