Conventional computer bits represent either a one or a zero.
Not exact matches
Quantum computing relies on particles called quantum
bits, or qubits, to process data, unlike modern
computers that rely on transistors packed into
conventional silicon chips.
«Our design incorporates
conventional silicon transistor switches to «turn on» operations between qubits in a vast two - dimensional array, using a grid - based «word» and «
bit» select protocol similar to that used to select
bits in a
conventional computer memory chip,» he added.
In
conventional magnetic memory, such as that in a
computer, or the magnetic strip of a credit card, the memory is read by «reading» the magnetization of the memory
bit.
«In contrast to
conventional electronics, we developed an all - optical scheme for controlling individual quantum
bits in semiconductors using pulses of light,» said David Awschalom, director of UCSB's Center for Spintronics & Quantum Computation, professor of physics and of electrical and
computer engineering, and the Peter J. Clarke director of the California NanoSystems Institute.
In a
conventional computer, information is made up of
bits, composed of 0's and 1's.
Unlike
conventional computers»
bits, which can be in states of only 0 or 1, quantum
computers rely on quantum
bits, or qubits, that can be teased into combinations, or «superpositions,» of both 0 and 1.
Setting up an entire
computer just for guests to use when they visit you is a
bit of a chore, but don't forget that a phone or tablet is basically an all - in - one
computer that doesn't need to be tethered to a
conventional monitor, keyboard, and mouse.