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Which cookie lasts beyond one browsing session?

A persistent cookie can remain for later visits.

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  1. A session cookie only
  2. A temporary cookie
  3. A persistent cookie ✔

Why: A session cookie is temporary and helps during the current visit. A persistent cookie remains longer so a site can remember settings or preferences later.

Huh, didn't know that: Persistent cookies may carry an expiration date.

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The persistent cookie kept showing up because it remembered the address.
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References

Answer: A persistent cookie. A session cookie is temporary and helps during the current visit. A persistent cookie remains longer so a site can remember settings or preferences later.

  1. Civil Air Patrol, Aerospace Dimensions Module 7 akwg.cap.gov/media/cms/Module_7__Cyber_84C9463CFA072_22b24.pdf
    Persistent cookies exist for more than one session to provide websites with user preferences or settings on future visits.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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