How does a cookie work?

What will be an ideal response?


A cookie works as follows: A user opens a web browser and selects a site to visit. The user's computer sends a request for information to the computer running at the website. The website computer is called the server, since it allows the user's computer to display the website. At the same time it sends a cookie—a data file containing information like an encrypted user ID and information about when the user visited and what he did on the site. The user's computer receives the cookie and places it in a file on the hard drive. Whenever the user goes back to the website, the server running the site retrieves the cookie to help identify the user.

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A) design B) style C) utility D) benefit E) product level

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