India is likely to join the quantum computing race

TNPSC Current Affairs - September 2017 by TNPSC Guru

Department of Science and Technology is likely to fund  a project to develop Quantum Computers. 

The Physics department at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Harish Chandra Research Institute , Allahabad as already pushed the theoretical aspects of Quantum computing, but now department of Science and Technology has come forward to fund to develop quantum Computers.

About Quantum Computers:

• It works in the principle of quantum physics to increase the speed of the computer and store  information in a format known Quantum bit or Qubits.
• Classical computer performs operations using bits either 1 or 0 and Quantum computer uses Quantum bits or  “Qubits” which can use both 1 and 0 at a same time which makes the quantum computers superior than the currently using Computers.
• It requires 3.5 million fewer steps to sort a billion number comparing to classical computers(using today).