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Quantum computers can be programmed using quantum programming languages, such as Q#, which is Microsoft’s quantum-focused programming language, or Quil, which is a quantum instruction language developed by Rigetti Computing. These programming languages provide abstractions for quantum algorithms and operations, allowing quantum programmers to describe quantum circuits, run quantum algorithms, and interface with classical computation.

Here’s a simple example of Q# code for a quantum algorithm that generates a random quantum state:

operation RandomState (qubits : Qubit[]) : Unit {
    for (idx in 0 .. Length(qubits) - 1) {
        H(qubits[idx]);
        RndZ(qubits[idx]);
    }
}

This code uses the built-in H and RndZ operations to generate random quantum states. The qubits array is an array of quantum bits, which are the basic units of quantum information.