Quantum computing harnesses the laws of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems too difficult for classical computers. Quantum computers use qubits that can represent 1s, 0s, or superpositions of both at the same time, exponentially increasing their computing power as more qubits are added. While still in their early stages, quantum computers are being developed by companies like Google and IBM to potentially solve optimization problems and simulate quantum systems.

1. QUANTAM COMPUTING
BY ANIKET SRIVASTAVA

2. WHAT IS
QUANTAM
COMPUTING?

3. Quantum computing is a rapidly-
emerging technology that harnesses the
laws of quantum mechanics to solve
problems too complex for classical
computers.

4. How do
quantum
computers
work?

5. Quantum computers are elegant
machines, smaller and requiring less
energy than supercomputers. An IBM
Quantum processor is a wafer not much
bigger than the one found in a laptop.
And a quantum hardware system is about
the size of a car, made up mostly of
cooling systems to keep the
superconducting processor at its ultra-
cold operational temperature.

6. Where are
quantum
computers
used?

7. Why do we need
quantum
computers?

8. When scientists and engineers encounter
difficult problems, they turn to
supercomputers. These are very large
classical computers, often with thousands
of classical CPU and GPU cores. However,
even supercomputers struggle to solve
certain kinds of problems.

9. Why quantum
computers are faster?

10. Since, each qubit is in a superposition of
0 and 1 states at the same time (until it is
measured), it can carry the information
of 2 states at the same time. This
accounts to faster computations.

11. Quantum computing hype
vs. reality

12. Quantum Computer vs.
Classical Computer

13. Quantum computers have a more basic structure
than classical computers. They have no memory or
processor. All a quantum computer uses is a set of
superconducting qubits.5
Quantum computers and classical computers
process information differently. A quantum
computer uses qubits to run multidimensional
quantum algorithms. Their processing power
increases exponentially as qubits are added. A
classical processor uses bits to operate various
programs. Their power increases linearly as more
bits are added. Classical computers have much less
computing power.

14. GOOGLE

15. IBM

17. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/q/quantum-
computing.asp
https://www.ibm.com/topics/quantum-computing
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