Quiz on Quantum Computing

1. What distinguishes a quantum computer from a classical computer?

• It uses classical mechanics for processing
  

• It uses quantum mechanics for processing
  

• C. It only uses binary digits
  

• D. It relies on vacuum tubes
  

2. What does the term “quantum” refer to?

• A. A large unit of energy
  

• B. The smallest possible discrete unit of any physical property
  

• C. A type of computer algorithm
  

• D. A new programming language
  

3. Who is considered one of the founding figures of quantum computing?

• A. David Deutsch
  

• B. Peter Shor
  

• C. Richard Feynman
  

• D. Lov Grover
  

4. Which algorithm is famous for breaking RSA encryption?

• A. Shor’s Algorithm
  

• B. Grover’s Algorithm
  

• C. Deutsch’s Algorithm
  

• D. Quantum Fourier Transform
  

5. In which year was the first qubit experiment conducted by IBM and Los Alamos?

• A. 1998
  

• B. 2001
  

• C. 1985
  

• D. 2007
  

6. At approximately what temperature do quantum computers operate?

• A. 300–350 K
  

• B. 77–80 K
  

• C. 0.01–0.015 K
  

• D. 273–300 K
  

7. What is used to maintain the extremely low temperatures required by quantum computers?

• A. Standard air conditioning
  

• B. Heating elements in reverse
  

• C. Household refrigerators
  

• D. Liquid helium cryogenic cooling systems
  

8. Which company launched the first commercial quantum computer in 2007?

• A. IBM
  

• B. Google
  

• C. D-Wave Systems
  

• D. Microsoft
  

9. What milestone did Google’s quantum computer, Sycamore, achieve in 2019?

• A. Factored the number 15
  

• B. Solved a problem in 200 seconds that would take a supercomputer 10,000 years
  

• C. Created a 1000-qubit system
  

• D. Developed a new quantum programming language
  

10. What does the term “superposition” refer to in quantum computing?

• A. A state where a qubit is either 0 or 1 exclusively
  

• B. The process of error correction
  

• C. A state where qubits can be in a combination of 0 and 1 simultaneously
  

• D. A classical computing process