6. What are some potential
types of year 2000 issues?
The impact of year
2000 will depend on the particular computer system its hardware, software, and
personal data files
and the types of tasks
for which your computer is used.
Possible
scenarios in the new century include:
- Your computer starts but says the date is 1900, making the
dates on new files you create appear to be one century old (when
viewed in "My Computer").
- Calculations or time-sensitive events (such as automatic
billings or check payments) in your financial management program
become inaccurate, revealing your computer system's
misinterpretation of the date, and calculations based on that
date.
- The spreadsheet
program that you use to determine mortgage payments provides
unusual numbers after its calculations, revealing your computer
system's mis-interpretation of the date, and calculations based on
that date.
- The letter template that you regularly use, which includes an
automatic date entry, shows January 1, 1900.
- You notice absolutely nothing unusual.
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