Answer to Question #198473 in Quantum Mechanics for Marisa

Question

Both a normal computer and quantum computer use binary code (0s and 1s), so what is the benefit of a quantum computer?

Answer 1

A quantum computer's key benefit is that it is substantially quicker than a traditional computer. Its activities are also significantly more efficient. This implies it can solve more issues and do it more quickly.

Quantum computers are significantly more efficient than conventional computers in doing computations. The number of operations required to break the encryption in the RSA algorithm is an order of magnitude more than the number of operations required to break the key. In the Diffie-Hellman key exchange case, the number of operations required to break the key is an order of magnitude smaller.

Quantum computers are beneficial for addressing issues that are too tough for traditional computers to tackle.