When a previous visitor to Amazon.com returns to the site, the online retailer will instantly know whether that visitor made a previous purchase based on the ___________ it placed on the visitor's computer during the first visit.

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The keyword "placed" in the sentence indicates that Amazon.com placed something on the visitor's computer during the first visit. The most common way for websites to remember previous visitors is through the use of cookies, which are small text files stored on a user's computer that contain information about their visit to a website. Therefore, the correct answer is D - cookie.

When a Previous Visitor to Amazon