These files typically store user-specific information such as selections in a form, shopping cart contents, or authentication data.
By doing this, the browser doesn't have to newly retrieve files (including any images) from the remote web site each time you click back or forward.Ī cookie is a file created by a web browser, at the request of a web site, that is then stored on a computer. Each time you access a file through your web browser, the browser caches (i.e., stores) it.
