GK Question

technology medium mcq

Which physical system is NOT commonly used for implementing qubits?

  1. Superconducting circuits
  2. Trapped ions
  3. Classical transistors
  4. Photonic circuits

Answer: Classical transistors

Leading qubit implementations: superconducting (IBM, Google), trapped ions (IonQ), photonic (Xanadu). Classical transistors cannot maintain quantum coherence. Critical for understanding quantum hardware landscape.

Topic Quantum Computing
Exam Relevance UPSC, Banking, SSC