Which term describes text files placed on a user's computer to track internet behavior across visits?

Which term describes text files placed on a user's computer to track internet behavior across visits?

• A. Data Migration
• B. Cookies
• C. Cloud Storage
• D. Data

Answer: (B)

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to remember information about you across visits. They let sites recognize you when you return, keeping you logged in, recalling preferences, and even tracking your behavior over time to tailor ads or content. This persistence across sessions is what makes cookies useful for personalization and analytics. Data migration is about moving data from one system to another, not about files stored on your computer for tracking. Cloud storage refers to saving files on remote servers you access online, rather than local tracking data. Data is a broad term for information and doesn’t specify the mechanism of tracking across visits.

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to remember information about you across visits. They let sites recognize you when you return, keeping you logged in, recalling preferences, and even tracking your behavior over time to tailor ads or content. This persistence across sessions is what makes cookies useful for personalization and analytics.

Data migration is about moving data from one system to another, not about files stored on your computer for tracking. Cloud storage refers to saving files on remote servers you access online, rather than local tracking data. Data is a broad term for information and doesn’t specify the mechanism of tracking across visits.