Quantum Computing is essentially harnessing and exploiting the amazing laws of quantum mechanics to process information.
A traditional computer uses long strings of bits, which encode either a zero or a one. A quantum computer, on the other hand, uses quantum bits, or qubits.
What is the difference? Well, a qubit is a quantum system that encodes the zero and the one into two distinguishable quantum states. But, because qubits behave quantumly, we can capitalize on the phenomena of superposition and entanglement. First of all, they are fascinating. Even better, they will be extremely useful to the future of computing and communications technology. Thanks to superposition and entanglement, a quantum computer can process a vast number of calculations simultaneously. Think of it this way, whereas a classical computer works with ones and zeros, a quantum computer will have the advantage of using ones, zeros, and superpositions of ones and zeros. Certain difficult tasks that have long been thought impossible or intractable for classical computers will be achieved quickly and efficiently by a quantum computer. Factoring large numbers, for starters. Multiplying two large numbers is easy for any computer. But calculating the factors of a very large number, on the other hand, is considered impossible for any classical computer.
In 1994, a mathematician from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Peter Shor, who was working at AT&T at the time, unveiled that if a fully working quantum computer was available, it could factor large numbers easily. Although certain aspects of classical cryptography would be jeopardized by quantum computing, quantum mechanics also allows for a new type of highly secure cryptography. Factoring large numbers, for starters. Multiplying two large numbers is easy for any computer. But calculating the factors of a very large number, on the other hand, is considered impossible for any classical computer. In 1994, a mathematician from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Peter Shor, who was working at AT&T at the time, unveiled that if a fully working quantum computer was available, it could factor large numbers easily.
While quantum computers have been theoretically demonstrated to have incredible potential, and scientists are working at IQC and around the world to realize that potential, there is much work to be done before quantum computers hit the market.
A traditional computer uses long strings of bits, which encode either a zero or a one. A quantum computer, on the other hand, uses quantum bits, or qubits.
What is the difference? Well, a qubit is a quantum system that encodes the zero and the one into two distinguishable quantum states. But, because qubits behave quantumly, we can capitalize on the phenomena of superposition and entanglement. First of all, they are fascinating. Even better, they will be extremely useful to the future of computing and communications technology. Thanks to superposition and entanglement, a quantum computer can process a vast number of calculations simultaneously. Think of it this way, whereas a classical computer works with ones and zeros, a quantum computer will have the advantage of using ones, zeros, and superpositions of ones and zeros. Certain difficult tasks that have long been thought impossible or intractable for classical computers will be achieved quickly and efficiently by a quantum computer. Factoring large numbers, for starters. Multiplying two large numbers is easy for any computer. But calculating the factors of a very large number, on the other hand, is considered impossible for any classical computer.
In 1994, a mathematician from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Peter Shor, who was working at AT&T at the time, unveiled that if a fully working quantum computer was available, it could factor large numbers easily. Although certain aspects of classical cryptography would be jeopardized by quantum computing, quantum mechanics also allows for a new type of highly secure cryptography. Factoring large numbers, for starters. Multiplying two large numbers is easy for any computer. But calculating the factors of a very large number, on the other hand, is considered impossible for any classical computer. In 1994, a mathematician from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Peter Shor, who was working at AT&T at the time, unveiled that if a fully working quantum computer was available, it could factor large numbers easily.
While quantum computers have been theoretically demonstrated to have incredible potential, and scientists are working at IQC and around the world to realize that potential, there is much work to be done before quantum computers hit the market.
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