Quantum Computers: Different than normal computers🙄

Kartikey Tyagi
3 min readOct 26, 2021

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Isn’t it fascinating that every other day we get to know about new technologies? These techs are so mind-blowing and reliable that we cannot go back to square one.

  • For the past many years, Google has actively worked on quantum computers and now Google has claimed that they have achieved supremacy in quantum computing! But what are quantum computers and what is this achievement? It was not the best way I understood this but maybe I may explain it good.
  • Quantum Computers: different than normal computers where data input, data processing, and output is in form of binary bits, but in quantum computers, the data input and other operations are done using quantum bits or “qubits”, now the interesting part of qubits is that it can be either 1, 0 or 1 and 0 at the same time… But is that possible? It is possible due to superpositioning of qubits, laws of quantum physics state that a particle can be present at two places at the same time, this is called superpositioning of particle.
  • Quantum computes achieving supremacy: Recently Google’s quantum computer (sycamore) and IBM’s superfast computer were given a series of tasks, which was accomplished by sycamore in 200 seconds while google scientists say that it would have taken more than 10,000 years for IBM’s supercomputer to accomplish the same task.

There are many fields where quantum computers are been considered the best alternative as these computers are able to solve complex problems exponentially faster than other devices. Also if these computers are combined with other technologies like machine learning they can do wonders, For example, recently these computers were made to understand the structure of organisms like bacteria and viruses which was done manually earlier.

There are many new applications and uses we are encountering every day, fortunately, they are not limited to 300 words (Sarcasm). This makes quantum computers revolutionary and the new reliable. Now, however, Google’s quantum computer has achieved something that could have real-world applications: successfully simulating a simple chemical reaction. It shows that, in fact, this device is a completely programmable digital quantum computer that can be used for really any task you might attempt.

So, That's all for this story on quantum computers, I hope you have gained some knowledge and if you did then you can follow me. See you soon!✌️✌️

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Kartikey Tyagi
Kartikey Tyagi

Written by Kartikey Tyagi

A Technology 🖥️enthusiast learning and exploring technical as well as non-technical domains😅. Looking things forward with an entrepreneurial mindset. 📈

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