What is a "cookie" in computer terms.

Answer by  gane (8)

consider in hotmail When entering user id and password, you can tick the options "Remember me on this computer(that is user id)" "Remember my password". So that next time you are visiting the same site, you need not type user id & password.

Answer by  egg (30)

A web browser cookie is a piece of information stored on your computer by the browser containing information used by websites: passwords, settings, preferences, etc. Very handy if you come to the same site often!

Answer by  Xisco21 (110)

A cookie is a small text file that is created on your computer by certain websites. This file is used for tracking certain personal information entered on the site in order to personalize and track your browsing.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

A cookie is a small text file that the website saves to your computer. It allows your computer to hold information that tells the website who you are, where you've been and what you were doing. It can save website preferences, save your login information to eliminate the need to re-enter it, or track your actions for advertisers.

Answer by  Joven (163)

When you visit a webpage, there is the option to save your information. How you computer does this is by creating a cookie, which can over time clutter up.