6. What are some potential types of year 2000 issues?
The impact of year 2000 will depend on the particular computer systemùits hardware, software, and personal data filesùand 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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