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Chapter 5 - The Internet and it’s Uses
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Small files
stored on a user’s computer. Sent by a
web server
to the
browser
on a user’s computer
Behaves like a small look-up
table
which allows the cookie to
track data
about the user’s
internet activity.
Every time a user re-visits a website, it checks if it has set
cookies
on the browser
before
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