What are cookies and cache?

Cookies and cache are mechanisms used in web browsers.

Cookies:

• Small text files created by websites.
• Store user and website interaction information.
• Sent back to the server with requests.
• Used for personalization, preferences, and session maintenance.
• Can be session-based or have expiration times.
• Users can control cookie settings.

Cache:

• Temporary storage of web page resources.
• Improves loading speed and performance.
• Locally stores resources on the user’s device.
• Serves cached resources if they haven’t expired or changed.
• Controlled by server headers.
• Clearing the cache retrieves the latest resources.

In summary, cookies store user information, while cache improves performance by storing web resources locally.