Everything High Speed From DSL Internet Service Providers to Fiber Optics » quantum computers http://www.airfestjoplin.com Enhancing High Speed Internet Knowledge Around The World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:34:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 On the topic of fast computing – Quantum Computers http://www.airfestjoplin.com/broadband/on-the-topic-of-fast-computing-quantum-computers.html http://www.airfestjoplin.com/broadband/on-the-topic-of-fast-computing-quantum-computers.html#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:47:39 +0000 High Speed Editor http://www.airfestjoplin.com/?p=17 Since we are on the topic of fast computers and ultra fast ISP’s we might as well define and shed some light on what a quantum computer is. A quantum computer processes information through atoms and molecules vs. the traditional silicon-based PCs we know today. Quantum computers already exist, but have not been commercialized into what we would consider a practical system.

The only non-tech way to explain how this works is by discussing the old binary system. A square could only hold a value of 1 or 0. In a quantum environment, there could be values of 1 or 0 and all points in between 1 and 0.

For those interested, there is a wealth of information on howstuffworks.com.

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