Which on the following is most commonly used to identify return visitors to a website? A. logged-in visitors B. digital certificates C. electronic time stamping D. cookies

The correct answer is D. cookies.

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

Cookies are used to identify return visitors to a website. When a visitor first visits a website, a cookie is created and stored on the visitor’s computer. The next time the visitor visits the website, the cookie is sent back to the website. The

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