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What are the differences between a private web browser window and a regular web browser window? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is B. Private web browser windows do not store cookies persistently. Private browser windows limit persistent data retention by not storing cookies beyond the session, though they do not restrict functionality such as logins or printing.
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- APrivate web browser windows do not allow printing or storing websites.
- BPrivate web browser windows do not store cookies persistently.
- CPrivate web browser windows do not support logins into websites.
- DPrivate web browser windows do not keep records in the browser history.
- EPrivate web browser windows do not send regular stored cookies.
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A4% (2)
- B92% (46)
- D2% (1)
- E2% (1)
Why each option
Private browser windows limit persistent data retention by not storing cookies beyond the session, though they do not restrict functionality such as logins or printing.
Private browsing windows do not restrict printing or saving website content to disk, as these are user-initiated output actions unrelated to the session's data-retention policy.
Private browsing sessions create a temporary, isolated cookie store that is completely discarded when the window closes, meaning cookies set during the session are never written to persistent storage. This prevents websites from tracking users across separate browsing sessions using persistent cookies. All other site functionality, including logins and media playback, operates normally within the private window during its lifetime.
Private browsing windows fully support logging into websites - credentials are accepted and session cookies are created, they are simply discarded when the private window is closed rather than persisted.
Private browsing windows do not record sites visited in the permanent browser history, making this statement factually accurate; if the question is 'choose three,' this is likely also a correct answer alongside B and E.
Private browsing windows do not transmit cookies that were stored in the regular browser session to websites, making this statement also technically accurate and likely another of the three correct answers alongside B and D.
Concept tested: Private browsing mode cookie isolation and session data handling
Source: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history
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