Quantum Computing For Dummies, Floyd Smith
Quantum Computing For Dummies, Floyd Smith
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Quantum Computing For Dummies

Author: Floyd Smith, whurley

Narrator: Joel Richards

Unabridged: 14 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/21/2023


Synopsis

Quantum computing has the promise to be the next huge thing in technology. How do we know that? Look at how much the big players in tech are investing in the technology. Quantum Computing For Dummies preps you for the amazing changes that are coming with the world of computing built on the phenomena of quantum mechanics. Need to know what is it and how does it work? This easy-to-understand book breaks it down and answers your most pressing questions. Get a better understanding of how quantum computing is revolutionizing networking, data management, cryptography, and artificial intelligence in ways that would have previously been unthinkable. With this Dummies guide, you'll get a primer on the inner workings and practical applications of quantum computers.

You will: learn the difference binary and quantum computers; discover which industries will be most influenced by quantum computing; see how quantum improves encryption and enables business; and take a look at how quantum is applied in big data and AI.

For technologists and IT pros interested in getting on board the quantum train—plus anyone who's quantum-curious—this Dummies guide is a must-listen.

About Floyd Smith

Floyd Smith is a tech communicator and longtime For Dummies author, who has most notably written several editions of the bestselling Creating Web Pages For Dummies.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Abhishek on October 09, 2024

Could have been more technical.......more

Goodreads review by Waffles on November 24, 2024

Page 19, author needs to define "state" ... "Because the bits in classical computing can hold only one of two values — a 0 or a 1 — at the same time, the number of states that a classical computer can hold is represented by the number of bits, n, to the power of two: n^2. But a set of entangled qubit......more

Goodreads review by Florian on March 16, 2025

Nicht schlecht, aber viele Konzepte werden zu schnell abgearbeitet. So zum Beispiel Verschränkung oder Superposition. Ich verstehe, die Konzepte sind nicht einfach zu verstehen und noch schwieriger zu erklären. Aber es wird zu wenig angeboten. Wenn einem die Erklärweise des Authors nicht passt, hat......more