Compare AND/OR gates to series and parallel circuits, respectively, to connect electrical engineering and computer programming.
If you refer to sample people to explain concepts (such as Eve the Eavesdropper), select names and personas that are diverse in gender, race, and nationality or are gender-, race-, and nationality-neutral
Select analogies and examples of content that are as gender-, class-, and nationality-neutral as possible to avoid alienating and further confusing students of different backgrounds.
Compare exclusive OR gates to a light controlled by switches at the bottom and top of a staircase to explain how XOR logic works in a familiar situation.