‘1117122, 505 PME Week 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by Qubits Introduction to Quantum Computing Week 8 Homework Assignment Due No due date Points 15 Questions 10 Time Limit None Allowed Attempts Unlimited Instructions Please complete this homework assignment by the deadline November 20th at 11:59pm ET to avoid late penalties, You will have unlimited opportunities to resubmit this assignment until the deadline [iste te cui Aan] Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1. 24 minutes 10 out of 15 Score for this attempt: 10 out of 15 Submitted Nov 17 at 4:05am This attempt took 24 minutes 0/2 pts Question 1 Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) uses which quantum property for addressing which problem? jeasure Quantum orrect Answer Quantum measurement; secure communication hitpsiaxg instueture comicourees/2Tiquizzesi2337 wr‘1117722, 505 PME (Weck 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by QubisInroduetion to Quantum Computing \ bu Answered Quantum tunneling; secure communication Question 2 1/1 pts The following definition describes what important computing concept? Definition: A set of steps for electronic devices to communicate with each other. Qubit Correct! Protocol Circuit Network Question 3 112 pts Which of the following is an example of a protocol? More than one option may be correct orrect Answer The set of steps you and your friend's computers take when when you call your friend on Zoom The number of steps you take to get to school every morning hitpsfiaxg instrueture comlcourees/27iquizzes/2337 ar‘1117122, 505 PME Week 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by Qubits Introduction to Quantum Computing ‘The set of steps your computer uses to download a file from the internet, \k their favorite meal (by t! Question 4 1/1 pts The goal of cryptography is to keep information secure from being read or accessed by third-party eavesdroppers. Tue False Question 5 2/2 pts encryption is the process of scrambling a message so that it can only be read by the desired parties. decryption is the process of unscrambling the message to a readable form Answer 1: Correct! Encryption orrect Answer Decryption hitpsaxg instrueture comlcourees/27iquizzesi2337 37‘1117722, 505 PME Correct! orrect Answer Week 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by Qubits Introduction to Quantum Computing Answer 2: Decryption Eneryption Question 6 1/1 pts Correct! Which of the following statements is the correct definition of a key in cryptography? ‘The key is the message that the sender wants to send to the receiver The key is a publicly known piece of information that the sender and receiver agree upon, used to encrypt and decrypt the message that the sender wants to send the receiver The key is a secret piece of information that the sender and receiver agree upon, used to encrypt and decrypt the message that the sender wants to send the receiver Question 7 2/2 pts Which of these statements best describes why Quantum Key Distribution is secure against eavesdropping? hitpsfaxg instueture comlcourees/27iquizzes/2357 ar‘1117122, 505 PME Week 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by Qubits Introduction to Quantum Computing Qubits lose their quantum information after some time due to decoherence, which prevents eavesdroppers fror sssing this informe Qubits all w quantum c solve mpute ster than ly fast commut computers, leading to r tion ‘An eavesdropper would need to make measurements on the qubits, which changes their state in a way that can be detected by the sender and receiver Quantum computers allows the receiver to g of the sender's pts, but not the eavesdropper Question 8 1/1 pts Alice is using QKD to securely distribute a key with Bob. As discussed in the lecture, in the first phase of the scheme, Alice randomly generates classical bits as well as choosing which bits to put in a superposition. Suppose Alice’s classical bits are 10 1 and Alice’s choices are No Superposition, Superposition, Superposition Which of the following sets of qubits does Alice need to send Bob? [1> > > hitpsiaxg instueture comlcourees/27iquizzesi2337 87‘1117122, 505 PME orrect Answer Week 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by Quoi Introduction to Quantum Computing Question 9 1/1 pts Which of the following lines of code would correctly create the circuit for the second qubit state Alice wants to send Bob from the previous question? gc = QuantumCircuit(1 qc = QuantumCircuit(1) qc.h(0) iantumCircuit(1 tumCircuit(1 Question 10 0/2pts As discussed in the lecture, at the end of the QKD scheme, Alice and Bob share their choices for superposition bits, and only keep the bits for which their choices 1 . They do this because these bits are ° to be the same for both Alice and Bob if Eve match hitpsiaxg instueture comlcourees/27iquizzesi2337 or‘1117122, 505 PME Week 8 Homework Assignment [Fal 2022] Quoi by Quoi Introduction to Quantum Computing orrect Answer do not match Answer 2: orrect Answer not guaranteed orrect Answer guaranteed Answer 3: Co) orrect Answer intercepted orrect Answer did not intercept Quiz Score: 10 out of 15 hitpsiaxg instueture comlcourees/27iquizzesi2337