Why Do Computers Freeze?

Computers freeze when they get stuck doing something and can't move on. Imagine you're in the middle of a big puzzle, and all of a sudden one piece gets stuck, it’s like your whole brain stops working until that one piece moves. That's kind of what happens inside a computer when it freezes.

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  1. Your computer freezes when you're playing a game and it gets stuck on one level.
  2. You're typing an essay, and the whole screen goes blank, your computer froze.
  3. A program opens up but doesn’t respond to any clicks or keyboard input.

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