How do computers deal with getting hit by radiation?

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Earth gets hit by cosmic rays all the time. Wouldn’t this, or other radiation affect the electrons carrying information within a computer? How do computers deal with this?

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If there are no error correction it can affect data

https://hackaday.com/2021/02/17/cosmic-ray-flips-bit-assists-mario-64-speedrunner/

Anonymous 0 Comments

If there are no error correction it can affect data

https://hackaday.com/2021/02/17/cosmic-ray-flips-bit-assists-mario-64-speedrunner/