Section 3 — Create quantum circuits
18% of the exam · ≈ 12 of 68 questions · 44 verified practice questions
What the exam expects
- Construct basic quantum circuits (
s3o1) - Construct dynamic circuits (
s3o2) - Construct parameterized circuits (
s3o3) - Transpile and optimize circuits (
s3o4)
Scope notes — what to actually master
- QuantumCircuit, QuantumRegister/ClassicalRegister, composing and measuring
- Dynamic circuits: if_test / classical feedforward and control flow
- Parameter / ParameterVector, assign_parameters
- generate_preset_pass_manager, optimization levels 0-3, ISA circuits, transpiler stages, pass managers
Learn — official resources
The exam is based on these official IBM materials. Study them first; the drills below tell you when you're done.
| Resource | Type |
|---|---|
| Construct circuits | guide |
| Circuit library | guide |
| Classical feedforward and control flow | guide |
| Introduction to transpilation | guide |
| Transpiler stages | guide |
| Set transpiler optimization level | guide |
| Transpile with pass managers | guide |
Drill — verified practice
Every code-bearing question below was executed against a pinned Qiskit 2.x stack at build time; explanations show the actual execution evidence.
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