Rails v2.3 : Difference between session and cookies

Question

I am learning Rails by reading the online guide(for Rails v2.3). The guide is great, however, there is a confusion for me, that\'s:

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Answer 1

And typically the session only persists until the user shuts down their browser. That's useful for typical logins. Whereas if you needed information to persist between sessions you could use a cookie with a longer duration, for example a 'remember me' flag that persists even after the browser is restarted.