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… popular word represents the “Year 2000”. January 1, 2000 will be incredibly significant, not just because it represents the beginning of a new century, but also because on that date, a problem that will affect the whole world will occur. A large percen…

… Glaber's account of the events preceding the year 1000 and our own times. For example, the appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp in 1996 was taken as a sign of impending apocalypse by groups such as Heaven's Gate, whose leader taught that the comet concealed…

… allows the system to determine the century or decade of a given year by comparing the value of the two – digit field against an application window. One version of this technique allows for a sliding window, in which one changes the boundaries…

… for everyone. Y2K means many computer systems use software that tracks dates with only the last two numbers of years such as 97 instead of 1997. When 00 comes up for the year 2000, many computers will view it as 1900 instead, potentially leading…

… near the turn of the century. Everything and anything today depends on computerized interactions. The scariest scenarios involve the North American power grid. This grid virtually controls all the complex systems that deliver power to every home,…

… for Y2K can or could be caught in an awkward position. Even though we are really adults we are still for the most part totally dependent on our parents financially. Getting my parents to prepare for Y2K won't be an easy task. I, for one, know…

… singing, partying, kissing each other...and computers around the world will shut down, electricity plants will fail, and financial institutions will go belly up. Such is the Y2K crisis. ---Basically, the bug is this: Many of the computers used have…

… new millennium is one that’s been getting a lot of press as of late. That is the Year 2000 (Y2k) Bug. The Y2k bug has to do with how a particular computer will deal with the year 2000. No Macintosh product will have any problems with the so called…

… the New Year come the Year 2000 due to the Millennium Bug. This bug has become the biggest problem facing governments, businesses, and other organizations who depend on computers (Hestnes, 1997). Many questions underlie the Y2K bug problem. These…

… year 2000 problem has resulted from the common practice of using two digits to designate the calendar year instead of using four. When the year 2000 arrives, 2 digit year dates may be interpreted incorrectly causing many problems. Computer hardware…