2006-06-06 19:00:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug and the Y2K Bug) was the result of a practice in computer program design that caused some date-related processing to operate incorrectly for dates and times on and after January 1, 2000. It turned into a major fear that critical industries (such as electricity or financial) and government functions would stop working at 12:00 AM, January 1, 2000, and at other critical dates which were billed as "event horizons". This fear was fueled by the press coverage and other media speculation, as well as corporate and government reports. All over the world companies and organizations checked and upgraded their computer systems. The preparation for Y2K had a significant effect on the computer industry.
2006-06-06 19:14:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Year 2000. The Y2K Bug however was this thing with computers that when it turned 01-01-00 all the computers were supposed to go haywire, and banks, and major companies would be wiped out, nothing ever happened though, even though so many people stocked up on years worth of food and bottled water.
2006-06-06 19:04:20 · answer #2 · answered by joyfulspirit_2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y2K.. was when every computer scientist thought that computers around the world were going to shut down forever because of a glitch in the all the mainframes of computers after the year 1999.
2006-06-06 19:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by David F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Y2K was the year 2000, It stood for the New Millennium.
2006-06-06 19:03:55 · answer #4 · answered by Kipper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As said year 2000. They believed that Computers would not change over from a 1900 dating to a 2000 dating system. So, Instead of a Computer thinking it 2000 everything would reset to 1900.
2006-06-06 19:04:37 · answer #5 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the year 2000 pehenomenon. pre 2000 the computer system use to recognise year as two digits. so 1999 is recognised as 99. so the dilemma was to how to treat 2000. should it be 00. then it would be the same as 1900.
2006-06-06 19:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by Lalit D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
year 2000
2006-06-06 19:02:02 · answer #7 · answered by crystal w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
year 2000
2006-06-06 19:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by dabaygurl510 b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha ha. I just had to laugh because I was talking to my coworker about it today and how stupid it was that we all saved up a years worth of toilet paper and canned tomatoes!! hahaha.
2006-06-06 19:04:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋