quantum computing
noun[U]
uk/ˌkwɒn.təm kəmˈpjuː.tɪŋ/us/ˌkwɑːn.t̬əm kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɪŋ/computingthat doescertaintypesofcomplicatedcalculationsmuchfasterthantraditionalcomputing, usingqubits(=unitsofcomputerinformationthat havequantumcharacteristics)insteadofbits(=unitsofcomputerinformationthat must be either 0 or 1):
Inquantumcomputing, eachbit, or qubit, can take on thevalueof both 1 and 0 at the sametime.
Quantumcomputingis anexcitingdevelopmentthat maygreatlyincreasethespeedofpresentcomputers.
- People don'tappreciatehowsignificantthemovetoquantumcomputingis going to be.
- TheyworkonprojectsrangingfromNASAsatellitestoquantumcomputingfor the DefenseDepartment.
- According to Stephen Hawking, theprinciplesofquantumcomputingare wellunderstood; it is onlytheirimplementationandpracticethat isdifficult.
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
- Turing test