A cookie is a small text file that a website sends to a user's web browser. The browser stores the file and sends it back to the server every time the user returns to that website. Cookies are used for things like keeping a user logged in, saving their preferences, and tracking their activity on the website. Cookies are not malicious by themselves and are necessary for many website functions.

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What Is a "Cookie

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What is a "cookie"?

A) a small program sent to users' machines by servers on the Web
B) a virus program concealed in an attractive pop-up
C) the name for a rogue code secreted in a text document
D) an accidentally released computer virus

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