Why Do Computers Crash When You Try to Do Too Much at Once?

Computers can only do so much at once. Imagine you're trying to eat a big meal while running around the house, eventually, you'll get tired and fall over. A computer crash is like that: when it tries to do too many things at the same time, it gets confused or runs out of energy (memory), and everything stops working for a bit.

Take the quiz →

Examples

  1. Your computer crashes when you try to open too many tabs in your browser.
  2. It freezes while you're playing a video game and watching a movie at the same time.
  3. You click on an app, and instead of opening it, your screen turns blue.

Ask a question

See also

Discussion

Recent activity