5.1 · Lesson 4 of 4
Cookies
Syllabus 5.1.6
What this lesson covers
- Explain session and persistent cookies
Key vocabulary
- Cookie
- A small text file sent by a website and stored by the browser, so the site can remember the user.
- Session cookie
- Stored temporarily in memory, with no expiry date. Deleted when the browser closes.
- Persistent cookie
- Stored on secondary storage with an expiry date. Stays after the browser closes.
- Tracking cookie
- A cookie used to follow a user's browsing across websites, e.g. for targeted adverts.
Check your learning
- Quick check: 4 questions
- Key vocabulary test: 4 terms
- Activity 1: Session or persistent? · drag and drop
- Activity 2: Cookies quiz · 8 questions
- Activity 3: How a cookie is used · drag and drop