Your computer's performance determines not only how smooth your computing experience is, but also what types of software and games you can run. If you're confused about how your computer is performing ...

In theory, today’s systems should be able to handle almost any software with ease, but that doesn’t always prove true. A variety of hardware and software problems could hold back your PC. One way to ...

Let’s be honest: most people only think about computer health when they’re facing a problem. Unfortunately, this approach can provide a false sense of security. When you understand the basics of ...

In this article, we will see how to test Hard Drive speed on a Windows 11/10 computer. Hard Drive is among the crucial components of a computer. It is a storage device, also called a non-volatile ...

With manufacturers again shipping Meltdown and Spectre updates to fix security exploits in CPUs, you may be wondering just how much of a hit your PC has taken. Make sure your PC is updated with the ...

How to use the Windows 10 Assessment Tool to measure system performance Your email has been sent At one time Windows 10 users could get an assessment of their computer’s general performance from ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Based on a study of more than 30,000 elementary, middle, and high school students conducted in winter 2015–16, researchers found that elementary and middle school students scored lower on a ...

IBM’s Eagle quantum computer completed a calculation that stumped the conventional supercomputer it was pitted against. Quantum computers have sparked excitement for a few decades, but researchers ...

News that millions of students who took the PARCC exams on computers tended to score worse than those who took the tests on paper raises an important question: Do the computer-based exams that are ...