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ELI5: How does software interact with hardware? At which point does software 1s and 0s become electrical outputs? And how does electrical inputs become 1s and 0s?

I have searched ELI5 and the previous answers have left me more confused than before I was wondering how this works. Thanks for being willing to answer.
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It is all really hardware.   The difference between a 1 and a 0 in hardware is the voltage in the circuit.  A 1 is usually ~3 to 5 volts and a 0 is 0 volts.  A software instruction is just a configuration of the voltages that tells the hardware exactly how to move all the voltages around to the next state.