Instead of just being limited to configurations of 1’s and 0’s, in quantum computing, there are more options. This is where quantum computing could provide a really interesting alternative. Electrons, for instance, can simply jump through the on/off switch of the transistor.*ĭon’t worry, you don’t need to know why, just understand that stuff begins to stop working the way it should. And when a transistor that lets this information flow gets to the size of a few atoms in diameter, they start playing in the quantum realm and things start to go wonky. But, as you’ll know if you’re reading this on your smartphone, transistors are getting small. This information stream of bits flows through transistors (which allow or deny them passage). So, for example, DP, for Digital Pulse, in binary would be written as 01000100 01010000. When combined in various ways, these bits form binary code, and the basic instructions for your computer to compute.
The computer you are potentially reading this article on operates on digital bits.
Without getting too far into the detail (quantum physicists, we beg you to stop reading now) quantum computing is being hailed as the next big thing because of its ability to work at magnitudes of scale far greater than traditional or ‘classic’ computers – even supercomputers, which are already millions of times faster than an average PC. And while it looks like a set piece out of Batman’s cave, it’s much more than scientific decoration. But what if we were to tell you that what you’re looking at is actually a computer? A quantum computer to be exact.
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