Which of the following stores user preferences related to a Web site?
A.
Cookie
B.
SSID
C.
Local User profile
D.
MAC address
Explanation:
A cookie is a small bit of text that accompanies requests and pages as they move between Web
servers and browsers. It contains information that is read by a Web application, whenever a user
visits a site. Cookies are stored in the memory or hard disk of client computers. A Web site stores
information, such as user preferences and settings in a cookie. This information helps in providing
customized services to users. There is absolutely no way a Web server can access any private
information about a user or his computer through cookies, unless a user provides the information. A
Web server cannot access cookies created by other Web servers.
Answer option B is incorrect. SSID stands for Service Set Identifier. It is used to identify a wireless
network. SSIDs are case sensitive text strings and have a maximum length of 32 characters. All
wireless devices on a wireless network must have the same SSID in order to communicate with each
other. The SSID on computers and the devices in WLAN can be set manually or automatically.Answer option D is incorrect. Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique 48-bit address
assigned to the network interface card (NIC) by the NIC manuurer. This physical address assigned to
NIC is used for mapping in TCP/IP network communication.
Answer option C is incorrect. Local user profile does not contain user preferences related to a Web
site.
Reference. “http.//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie”