Temporary File – Temporary (or “temp”)

files are files stored on a computer for temporary use only, and are often created by Internet browsers. These temp files store information about Web sites that a user has visited, and allow for more rapid display of the Web page when the user revisits the site. Forensic techniques can be used to track the history of a computer’s Internet usage through the examination of these temporary files. Temp files are also created by common office applications, such as word process or spreadsheet applications..”