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 Facts
about Y2K Bug Facts that make the Y2K bug. This bug is due
to the fact that the computer systems may see the transaction date of an operation as a
two-digit year instead of four digits. By
this we mean that computers will see the year 1999 as '99 and year 2000 as '00. Since the birth of computers took place in 19xx
(1975 for Personal Computers, and 1980 for IBM compatibles, the origination date most PCs
recognize is set at 1980. Most others are set
to recognize a year in 19xx, (where xx is a year in this century). The computer designers simply did not think about
the change of the century. Of course, birth
and design of computers was a great accomplishment and very exiting task hence, it was
easy to over look the century changes. How
does this change effect us? Let's say you
opened a checking account in 1998 and now the date is 01/15/2000. Today, you have issued a check and it is submitted
for processing. When your bank of
Federal Reserve's computer is going to process it (if
the computer does not recognize a four-digit year), it will not process the check for many
reasons. For example; the check date is
before the account establishment date, the check is too old, or many other reasons. Let's use
an example for a computer system used in an insurance company. Although all insurance companies have PCs,
but their claim processing is performed by computers larger and older than PCs. Let's consider the case that the computer used in
an insurance company's office, which is paying for a medical claim, does not recognize the
four-digit year. Furthermore, the date of the
claim is 02/10/2000 (where the system will see this as 02/10/00) and the insured date of
birth is any day in 19xx (let's say 11/12/1975). The
computer will reject the claim leaving the Service provider unpaid. The simplest reason that this claim is rejected
is because the system sees the claim date to be before the DOB. Eventually,
in every area of business where a computer affects our daily lives and data processing
requires date transaction, the process will be terminated, or reaches a difficult
processing stage, unnecessarily repeat the same processing steps, or simply halting the
transaction altogether. Summary: The Y2K
problems are caused by the digital computers which may not recognize the year 2000 and
beyond or re not able to process transaction where the four-digit year is required. It means, at the turn of the century, the computer
will confuse itself and see the year 2000 as the year 00, which in turn will translate, as
1900 for some computers. By doing so, the
computers will alter transaction processing in the situation where date processing is
critical and effective. Facts
about the ABC's of Y2K Video presentation Introduction: This highly
educational presentation provides you answers to burning questions which are hot on nearly
everyone's mind. The primary
purpose of this presentation is to educate and inform you about myths, fraud, and other
unethical practices taking place. It is
to help you avoid losing your hard-earned money for unnecessary Y2K FIX-IT items. The ABC's of
Y2K presentation is not a "FIX-IT"
presentation, software, or hardware. It is a
wonderfully informative and Educational resource. It is a simple to use tool containing
step by step training on how you can test
your computer's hardware and most widely used software for Y2K readiness (compliance). In a beautifully mastered eighty (80) minute
video, filled with friendly and colorful graphics, Mike, Sandy, and Steve carry you
through each step while making Y2K testing interesting
and exciting. This is a very helpful and
informative tool, even for the non-computer user. Topics Discussed: 1. Introduction: The issues of consumer fraud and
scam. What is this Y2K bug ? Where is it
from? How is it likely to affect you? Will I be shut out of my bank and grocery supply?
Will we be cut off from water and power to my home or business. 2.
A simple teaching overview of the
computer so that even the computer illiterate becomes familiar with the basic break down
of the computer so that he or she can apply that knowledge to making better decisions on
buying the right computer or perhaps simply recognizing that the system one currently owns
is just fine. 3.
You get to perform the following tests, along with us, at your pace, in order that you
learn about your systems readiness.
* The Hardware and Operating System
* Word processing software
* Spreadsheets
* Databases
* Financial and or accounting software And an interesting list of other popular
products and services. Computer users
are spending 100's of dollars on so called quick fixes which somehow do not. Do not run around spending your money just because someone or some company says, "we have a product that will help you." Tri-Comp has an answer for you for under fifty (50 ) US dollars. Of course, you may wish to receive additional material about specific topics, in which case we encourage you to call us at (706) 798-8888 or you may prefer to e-mail us at |
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