Jessica likes to participate in B2C e-commerce, but recently has had a number of friends who have had problems shopping online. She wonders if it is safe to shop online and just how much she is compromising her privacy by doing so. Jessica is justifiably worried about the security of the personal information and credit card information she regularly supplies while shopping on the Web. In addition, she knows that merchants who market goods and services over the Internet sometimes secretly gather information and provide it to advertisers or other interested parties.
-As Jessica begins her research of just how shopping carts work,she is surprised to find that many e-commerce sites store information about her Web visits on her hard drive.What do these sites use to store visit information?
A) certificate authorities
B) cookies
C) digital certificates
D) Web servers

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E-commerce sites use cookies to store information about a user's visit to their website, such as items in their shopping cart or login credentials. Certificate authorities and digital certificates are related to website security, while web servers handle the communication between a browser and a website's server.

Jessica Likes to Participate in B2C E-Commerce, but Recently Has