Consider the following statements :
- I.It is expected that Majorana 1 chip will enable quantum computing.
- II.Majorana 1 chip has been introduced by Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- III.Deep learning is a subset of machine learning.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Answer: C. Statement I is correct: Majorana 1 is a quantum chip based on topological qubits, meant to enable scalable quantum computing. Statement II is wrong: it was unveiled by Microsoft in February 2025, not by AWS (AWS announced a different chip, Ocelot). Statement III is correct: deep learning is a subset of machine learning, which is a subset of AI. So I and III are correct.
Watch for: AWS (Ocelot) and Google (Willow) announced quantum chips around the same time, so students can mix up who made Majorana 1.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong: Statement II is false because Majorana 1 is from Microsoft.
- B. Wrong: Statement II is false.
- D. Wrong: Statement II is false.
Source to check: Microsoft Azure Quantum blog and news release, February 2025 (news.microsoft.com).
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