What is a ‘bit’ in computing terms?
- A chip
- A binary digit
- The storage space for the smallest piece of information in a computer system
- An integrated circuit
The volume to store a bit will be as small as an atom:
- By 2030
- It is already that small
- By 2050
- By 2100
What is the name given to the ball-like representation of the state of a qubit?
- IBM ball
- Black sphere
- Binomial circle
- Bloch sphere
What is the temperature of the core of a quantum computer?
- <1° Kelvin
- -273° Celsius
- 0° Celsius
- As cold as possible
What is this quantum scoring system called and used for?
- Compiler – for writing programs for a quantum computer
- Composer – for writing programs for a quantum computer
- Confuser – for composing scores for a quantum violin
- Confounder – for creating music on new instruments
What is another name for the Pauli X-gate, and what does it do?
- ‘flip-bit’ – it turns the qubit left or right
- 'bit-flip’ – it turns |1> into |0>
- ’bit-flip’ – it turns |0> into |1> and vice versa
- ‘X’ – it turns the qubit inside out
What does the measurement tool do in Composer?
- Measures the Z value of a qubit (|0> or |1>)
- Measures the Z value of a qubit (|0> or |1>) and its probability
- Measures the value of a qubit
- Measures the values of all the qubits
Which gate is used to put a qubit into superposition?
- T phase gate
- Pauli X-gate
- Pauli Y-gate
- Hadamard gate
The CNOT gate entangles the control and target qubits. What is strange about entanglement?
- It can be used for cryptography
- It’s spooky
- It works at a distance
- No one knows how it works
What is special about Grover’s algorithm?
- It’s a quantum program
- It finds things in one go
- It uses entanglement
- It is much faster than conventional sorting algorithms
How can you get a really nice picture of your quantum score?
- When viewing the output, take a screen shot of the score
- When viewing the output, mouse-over the Quantum circuit and use the download button
- Take a screenshot of the score before you run the program
- Copy the score onto a piece of paper