Browser Cookies: What the hell is this?

Some browsers with a cookie

What do we know about a cookie?

A cookie is a baked or cooked food that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar and some type of oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, nuts, etc. So, in one word this is a food that humans or any other animals can eat.

Some Cookies in a tray

But wait a minute. We are talking about browser cookies and it is related to Computer. But can computers really eat any cookies like a human? And the answer is a big NO. Then what is a browser cookies?

Well, in computer a cookie is information stored on your computer by a website you visit. In some browser, each cookies are in a small file but some browser like Firefox store all of your information in a single file which is used for all website cookie. Cookies often store website settings like your language or location. It also stores many personal information like username and password, address (including home, office and email). But it can only store information when you will permit it. A website itself can’t get access to store information in your computer until you permit it. By default, the activities of sending and receiving this information will be invisible to you but however, some browser gives you a chance to change your cookies settings. It is generally stored in your hard disk drive (HDD). Most of the time it has no generic location. It based on your install settings. Oh, one more thing, you can also delete these cookies from your computer and free up some storage if you want.