A cookie allows us to customize Web pages. It is a piece of
information generated by a Web server (the remote computer that
hosts a website) and stored in your local computer. For example,
cookies are used as you browse through a virtual shopping mall
and add items to your "shopping cart." The cookie keeps track of
the items you are going to purchase. The cookies program makes
use of information transmitted by the Web server onto your
computer so that the information is available for later access.
Essentially, cookies make use of client-specific information
transmitted by the Web server onto the client's computer so that
the information might be available for later access by itself or
affiliated servers. Cookie technology has two parts that enable
information to flow back and forth between your computer and a
server. To better understand this interaction, let's look at the
relationship between your computer and the Springs Preserve
server: First, a cookie is stored on your computer when you
request or consent