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CompTIA 220-801 Certification Practice Test

Category - Essentials

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Which of the following is often misused by spyware to collect and report a user’s activities?

Tracking cookie
Session cookie
Normal cookie
Collection cookie

Explanation

Answer - A - Tracking cookies are often misused by spyware programs to collect user activities.

Key Takeaway: Tracking cookies are browser settings that provide websites a unique ID for a user. Tracking cookies are constantly recreated when a computer user browses the web. Spyware can use these cookies to collect information about the pages browsed by the user.

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