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When you request another page from the server, in browser sends the cookie back to the server.<\/li>\n<li>These files typically contain information about your visit to the web page, as well as any information you&#8217;ve volunteered, such as name and interests.<\/li>\n<li>Each cookie is effectively a small lookup table containing pairs of (key, data) values. Once the cookie has been read by the code on the server or client computer, the data can be retrieved and used to customise the web page appropriately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageContent\">\n<div class=\"hddn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/networking\/what-are-cookies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/networking\/what-are-cookies.jpg\" alt=\"What are Cookies\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"TextHeading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<h2 id=\"open-browser\" class=\"color-green\">Open Browser<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cookies are stored in web browser; the first step is to open the browser. Popular browsers include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/manage-browsing-history-private-data-firefox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox<\/a>, Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Internet Explorer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TextHeading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<h2 id=\"find-where-cookies-are-stored\" class=\"color-green\">Find where cookies are stored<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Content\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<ul>\n<li>Each browser manages cookies in a different location. For example, in Internet Explorer, we can find them by clicking \u201cTools\u201d and then \u201cInternet Options.\u201d From there, select \u201cGeneral\u201d and \u201cBrowsing history\u201d and \u201cSettings.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>In Chrome, select \u201cPreferences\u201d option from the Chrome menu in the navigation bar, which will display in the settings.<\/li>\n<li>Then expand the \u201cAdvanced\u201d option to display \u201cPrivacy and security.\u201d From there, open \u201cContent settings\u201d and \u201cCookies.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TextHeading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<h2 id=\"manage-your-cookies\" class=\"color-blue\">Manage your cookies<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Content\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every browser gives a range of options for enabling or deleting cookies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Internet Explorer, for instance, allows to manage cookies under \u201cPrivacy\u201d and \u201cAdvanced.\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Chrome, find where cookies are stored as outlined above, then select your management options under \u201cCookies.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer : Cookies are messages that web servers pass to web browser&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"passster_activate_protection":false,"passster_protect_child_pages":"","passster_protection_type":"password","passster_password":"","passster_activate_overwrite_defaults":"","passster_headline":"","passster_instruction":"","passster_placeholder":"","passster_button":"","passster_id":"","passster_activate_misc_settings":"","passster_redirect_url":"","passster_hide":"no","passster_area_shortcode":"","gtb_hide_title":false,"gtb_wrap_title":false,"gtb_class_title":"","gtb_remove_headerfooter":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4590],"tags":[195,201,15897,4609,360,221,4735,4728,203,199,363,4744,4737,4736,4746,4606,4738,205,4743,4742,222,362,4745,4740,4739,4733,4729,196,212,213,710,207,4605,366,204,217,288,367,483,4731,206,4608,200,197,4730,4607,4734,4732,4741],"class_list":["post-739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-networking","tag-accenture-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-allstate-solutions-pvt-ltd-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-apostek-software-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-applied-mate-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-atos-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-bharti-airtel-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-browser-cookies","tag-called-cookie-txt","tag-capgemini-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-casting-networks-india-pvt-limited-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-ciena-corporation-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-clear-cookies","tag-cookies-computer","tag-cookies-definition-computer","tag-cookies-internet-definition","tag-css-corp-pvt-ltd-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-delete-cookies","tag-dell-international-services-india-pvt-ltd-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-enable-cookies","tag-enable-cookies-in-ie","tag-flipkart-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-hcl-technologies-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-how-to-delete-cookies","tag-how-to-enable-cookies","tag-how-to-erase-cookies","tag-how-to-remove-cookies","tag-how-to-turn-on-cookies","tag-ibm-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-indecomm-global-services-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-infosys-technologies-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-mavenir-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-mphasis-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-ncr-corporation-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-netapp-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-oracle-corporation-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-peoplestrong-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-r-systems-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-rbs-india-development-centre-pvt-ltd-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-reliance-industries-ltd-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-remove-cookies","tag-sap-labs-india-pvt-ltd-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-tata-communications-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-tech-mahindra-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-unitedhealth-group-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-view-cookies","tag-virtela-interview-questions-and-answers","tag-what-are-cookies","tag-what-are-cookies-in-browser","tag-word-cookies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What are cookies ? - Networking Interview Questions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What are cookies ? - Cookies are messages that web servers pass to web browser when to visit Internet sites. 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