Question Statement
Read the following passage carefully: 'While quantum computers have demonstrated remarkable speedups for specialized mathematical algorithms, their real-world utility remains bottlenecked by quantum decoherence and error rates. Until fault-tolerant quantum error correction is physically realized at scale, classical supercomputers will continue to dominate scientific simulations.' Which of the following inferences is STRICTLY supported by the passage?
(A)
Classical supercomputers are immune to mathematical errors.
(B)
The scalability of quantum computers for general scientific simulation is currently constrained by physical error rates.
(C)
Quantum algorithms will never outperform classical supercomputers in simulation tasks.
(D)
Quantum decoherence cannot be resolved by any physical error correction scheme.
Step-by-Step KaTeX Derivation & Detailed Explanation
### Step-by-Step Derivation & Verification: 1. **Passage Content**: Quantum computers have specialized speedups, but face a bottleneck in real-world utility due to quantum decoherence and error rates. Fault-tolerant error correction is required before they can surpass classical supercomputers in general scientific simulations. 2. **Option Evaluation**: - (A) Claims classical computers are 'immune to errors' — nowhere stated or implied. - (B) States that scalability for scientific simulation is currently constrained by physical error rates — directly paraphrases 'bottlenecked by quantum decoherence and error rates'. - (C) Asserts quantum algorithms will 'never' outperform classical systems — contradicts the future conditional 'until fault-tolerant quantum error correction is physically realized'. - (D) Asserts decoherence 'cannot be resolved' by error correction — contradicts the passage's premise of fault-tolerant error correction. 3. **Conclusion**: Option (B) is the strictly logical deduction.