Cookies refers to
A)computer files that a marketer can download onto the computer and mobile phone of an online shopper who visits the marketer's website.
B)embedded programs that flash split-second subliminal messages at regular intervals.
C)benign links that direct customers to alternate websites that might be of interest to them.
D)electronic unsolicited e-mail.
E)spyware used to secretly retrieve personal information from a person's computer.

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Cookies are computer files that a website can download onto the user's computer or mobile phone to track their online behavior and preferences. Marketers use cookies to personalize ads and improve the user's online experience.

Note: B is not accurate and is instead describing subliminal messaging, which is not related to cookies. C and D do not accurately describe cookies. E is describing spyware, which is harmful software that is different from cookies.

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