How Do Microchips Talk to Each Other?

Imagine you and your friend are sending messages using flashlights in a dark room. Each flashlight represents a signal that can be on or off. Microchips use similar flashes of light, but much faster, to send information to each other, like how a phone talks to a computer. The on-and-off signals help them understand what the other is saying.

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  1. A flashlight message between two friends
  2. A phone sending a text using tiny on/off switches
  3. A computer calculating math by passing messages through its parts

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