What is the main use of a persistent cookie?

Question

Options

• ATo save the pages a user has bookmarked in the user's browser history
• BTo record every keystroke made by a computer user to find out passwords
• CTo ensure that the user's personal data are stored securely on the server
• DTo personalize the user's experience of the website during the next visit

• A
  7% (2)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  86% (25)

Explanation

To ensure that the user's personal data are stored securely on the server. Incorrect. Cookies are not used to store data on the server. To personalize the user's experience of the website during the next visit. Correct. This is the main purpose of a persistent cookie. (Literature: A, Chapter 8) To record every keystroke made by a computer user to find out passwords. Incorrect. Cookies are not malicious by nature, but the mechanism can be exploited maliciously. To save the pages a user has bookmarked in the user's browser history. Incorrect. The bookmarks and browser history are saved, but not in a cookie.

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