Quantum Information (1st Edition, 2009) –
Solutions Manual – Barnett
The presence and absence of electrons which are represented as 1 and 0 are referred to as: -
answers-bits
If a classical computer does n operations in 1 sec, a quantum computer can perform __
__________. - answers-2n operations
The basic unit of information in a quantum computer is called a _________. - answers-qubit
In conventional computing, the circuit behavior is governed by __________ physics. - answers-
classical
__________ computing is based on the classical phenomenon of electrical circuits being in a
single state at a given time, either on or off. - answers-Conventional or classical
Quantum transistors which are the basic building blocks of quantum computers are called
__________. - answers-SQUID
"In conventional computers, data processing is done in the Central Processing Unit or CPU,
which consists of __________, processor registers and a control unit." - answers-Arithmetic and
Logic Unit (ALU)
Conventional information storage and manipulation is based on the bit , which is based on
_________ or charge; low is 0 and high is 1. - answers-voltage
Hadamard transform is used in the __________ circuit, so the output that qubit decides the
1
, output of the second qubit, where the two qubits are joined using a CNOT gate. - answers-
teleportation
In Qiskit, the CNOT gate is referred to as cx which is an abbreviation for __________. - answers-
Controlled X-gate
T/F: Pauli X, Y, Z gates are multiple qubit gates. - answers-False
Albert Einstein opposed the view of quantum entanglement and called it __________. -
answers-spooky action at a distance
T/F: Quantum Superposition is a phenomenon which helps us bias the measurement of a qubit
towards the desired state or set of states. - answers-False
Qasm_simulator is __________ quantum assembly simulator. - answers-IBM s
__________ is a three-qubit gate which is similar to a CNOT gate but has two control qubits and
one target qubit. - answers-Toffoli gate(CCNOT gate)
To work with IBM Q and Qiskit, you need to create all EXCEPT: - answers-quantum state
__________ gate changes the base state of a qubit by making the probabilities of both basis
states equal. - answers-Hadamard
T/F: "Every time your program depends on something external, such as user input, the
existence of a file, or the availability of a network connection, there is a possibility of an
exception being raised." - answers-True
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Solutions Manual – Barnett
The presence and absence of electrons which are represented as 1 and 0 are referred to as: -
answers-bits
If a classical computer does n operations in 1 sec, a quantum computer can perform __
__________. - answers-2n operations
The basic unit of information in a quantum computer is called a _________. - answers-qubit
In conventional computing, the circuit behavior is governed by __________ physics. - answers-
classical
__________ computing is based on the classical phenomenon of electrical circuits being in a
single state at a given time, either on or off. - answers-Conventional or classical
Quantum transistors which are the basic building blocks of quantum computers are called
__________. - answers-SQUID
"In conventional computers, data processing is done in the Central Processing Unit or CPU,
which consists of __________, processor registers and a control unit." - answers-Arithmetic and
Logic Unit (ALU)
Conventional information storage and manipulation is based on the bit , which is based on
_________ or charge; low is 0 and high is 1. - answers-voltage
Hadamard transform is used in the __________ circuit, so the output that qubit decides the
1
, output of the second qubit, where the two qubits are joined using a CNOT gate. - answers-
teleportation
In Qiskit, the CNOT gate is referred to as cx which is an abbreviation for __________. - answers-
Controlled X-gate
T/F: Pauli X, Y, Z gates are multiple qubit gates. - answers-False
Albert Einstein opposed the view of quantum entanglement and called it __________. -
answers-spooky action at a distance
T/F: Quantum Superposition is a phenomenon which helps us bias the measurement of a qubit
towards the desired state or set of states. - answers-False
Qasm_simulator is __________ quantum assembly simulator. - answers-IBM s
__________ is a three-qubit gate which is similar to a CNOT gate but has two control qubits and
one target qubit. - answers-Toffoli gate(CCNOT gate)
To work with IBM Q and Qiskit, you need to create all EXCEPT: - answers-quantum state
__________ gate changes the base state of a qubit by making the probabilities of both basis
states equal. - answers-Hadamard
T/F: "Every time your program depends on something external, such as user input, the
existence of a file, or the availability of a network connection, there is a possibility of an
exception being raised." - answers-True
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