What is an IP address?

What is a Cookie   File/Folder?

What is Protocol?

What are Pop Up ads?

What is a cookie?

What is a browser?

What are Web Beacons,   otherwise known as Web   Bugs, and how do the   work?

What is a Clear GIF?

I have heard that   cookies are bad for   privacy - is that true?

What else can I do to   protect myself when   online?

More questions about   the Internet?

AllAboutCookies.org - FAQ Section

What are Pop Up ads?

A pop up is an advertisement displayed in a new browser window. Pop up windows come in many different shapes and sizes, typically in a scaled-down browser window with only the Close, Minimize and Maximize commands. Pop-ups are simply one of many formats, alongside fixed spaces within a page, interstitials (between pages), search, rich media, microsites, email, sponsorships, listings and others. Pop-ups are simply part of this digital media mix. The reason they are used is that they work - that's why marketers continue asking for them.