ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

AND gate

Okay kiddo, an AND gate is like two friends who need to agree on something before they can make a decision. Imagine you have two friends named A and B, and they both have to say "Yes" for you to get ice cream.

So, you ask A and B if they want to get ice cream, and A says "Yes" but B says "No." Since both of them didn't agree, you can't go get ice cream.

But, if both A and B say "Yes," then they agree and you can go get ice cream!

Now, let's say we want to use this idea in a computer. Inside a computer, there are tiny things called transistors that can act like switches. We can use these transistors to make an AND gate.

The AND gate takes in two signals, which we can think of as A and B. If both signals are "on" or "high," then the output signal will also be "on" or "high." But if either one or both are "off" or "low," then the output signal will be "off" or "low."

So, if we have two signals coming into an AND gate, we need both of them to be "on" in order for the output signal to be "on." Just like how both A and B need to say "Yes" for you to get ice cream!