What is a cokkie?

A cookie is what websites use to store your information for convenience...

For instance, when you go to, let's say, eBay, it will say "Welcome, Tom"...the eBay cookie on your computer tells it that your name is Tom...

This can make online shopping easier, since it will add things to your shopping cart, etc....

You can do a test by deleting them all and using frequently visted websites...you should see a difference

hope it helps

To sum up the other guys copy and paste from a website a cookie is this.

it stores a tag of where you have been on the internet, so it loads faster than going there the first time. If you have ever noticed it may take longer for a page to load the first time you visit a website, vs. the second or third time you visit it dosent take as long. (were only talking miliseconds tho)

and also cookies store your passwords you use to sign on to various websites like your school passwords or bank accounts if you opt to save those passwords.

Its a good idea to clear those out once a month. Its a habit that I do. Some people are more anal about it than others.

HTTP cookies, or more commonly referred to as Web cookies, tracking cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts. The term "cookie" is derived from "magic cookie," a well-known concept in UNIX computing which inspired both the idea and the name of HTTP cookies.

Cookies have been of concern for Internet privacy, since they can be used for tracking browsing behavior. As a result, they have been subject to legislation in various countries such as the United States and in the European Union. Cookies have also been criticized because the identification of users they provide is not always accurate and because they could potentially be a target of network attackers. Some alternatives to cookies exist, but each has its own uses, advantages and drawbacks.

Cookies are also subject to a number of misconceptions, mostly based on the erroneous notion that they are computer programs. In fact, cookies are simple pieces of data unable to perform any operation by themselves. In particular, they are neither spyware nor viruses, despite the detection of cookies from certain sites by many anti-spyware products.

Most modern browsers allow users to decide whether to accept cookies, but rejection makes some websites unusable. For example, shopping baskets implemented using cookies do not work if cookies are rejected.

Yep, but i bet you really want to know what to DO with the prompt you get while surfing?

I like the prompt, that way I have control over what gets stored. I read who wants to store a cookie, and if it has nothing to do with the site I'm visiting, I block it. If it is related, I check the box and allow it (so I don't get the prompt again). If it is something really off-the-wall, I check the box and block it, never to be stored again.

You can always reset your choices. With IE, you can got to Tools | Internet Options, click the Privacy tab and then the Sites button. There you see a list of all your Always Block and Always allow choices. Remove the site from the list, and you'll get the prompt again.

Cookies are web cookies or tracking cookies. Simply, cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts.

They are pieces of code that are stored on your computer so websites will remember you. But they can also monitor your other online activities. You should clear the cookies every time you're done surfing the net.

A cookie is like a file that remembers where you were. Example like here. When you log on it remembers your password and things

pieces of codes on yuor computer