Benefits of Quantum Computers
Quantum computing is computing utilizing superposition and entanglement.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Lecturers and field researchers cyber security, cryptography, and cloud computing at the Faculty of Computer Science, University of Indonesia (UI) Dr. Amril Syalim said quantum computing useful to support the calculation process much faster than ordinary computers.
“Quantum computing is a way of doing computations by utilizing a phenomenon in physics called superposition (superposition) and entanglement (quantum relatedness) which results in a much faster computation process than ordinary computers for certain problems such as the problem of finding keys in cryptography, simulating the physical world, and machine learning, “said Amril Syalim when contacted by Antara Jakarta, Wednesday (3/2).
Amril who is also the Head of the Undergraduate Computer Science Study Program at the University of Indonesia said quantum computing which is implemented with quantum computers is useful to assist computing processes, including in the economic sector.
However, quantum computers also will not replace computers used today, because not all computing problems can be calculated by quantum computers faster than ordinary computers. “So later the implementation, quantum computers will complement the computers we use today and are used for these special problems,” he said.
For example, quantum computers can be used to improve and speed up calculations such as weather simulations, cracking encryption codes, and machine learning processes. However, for work office like Microsoft Word, Excel, even web applications, mobile applications will still use a normal computer.
On a small scale, quantum computers have proven to be implemented. However, for a large scale to be able to calculate with large amounts of data, there are still many problems that need to be resolved so that currently there is no quantum computer that can be used to solve problems on a large scale in the real world.
However, there are always advances in the field of implementing quantum computers going forward so that mastery of the technology cannot be ruled out. “So from now on, our country should start getting ready to master this quantum computer technology so as not to be left behind from other countries,” said Amril.
Quantum computers are different from ordinary computers. Ordinary computers have processors that are made using electronic equipment such as ICs or integrated circuits that can perform mathematical calculations such as addition, multiplication and logic. So, the operations that can be performed actually also come from mathematical operations.
source: Antara