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Computer data fields were the cause for the Y2K crisis, or Y2K panic, because as the millennium approached, many computer programs were still using a 2-digit year field (e.g. 48 and 98 for 1948 and 1998). These fields were used for calculating dates and ages, but more importantly for identifying errors in calculations. The year 00 (2000, or 2K) could be erroneously read as "1900" in the uncorrected systems, or systems might lock up when the change from 99 occurred. There was widespread concern, even alarm, that this might cause massive failures in the financial, technical, and transportation industries. Many industrial applications, such as air traffic control, had become widely automated and computerized.
Substantial costs were incurred by many businesses to either change to a 4-digit format (1999, 2000), or to add programming that would allow continued use of the 2-digit form (e.g. treating all codes 00 to 10 automatically as 2000/2010). In any event, the advent of the year 2000 produced no significant failures, collapses, or catastrophes, and this is now considered an example of mass hysteria spread through inaccurate or misleading information.
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What is something science related that happened in the year 2000?
I remember this well. In the years leading up to the new millenium there was a lot of speculation that computers were not prepared for the rollover from 1999 to 2000. Some computer "experts" were quite concerned, and the public imagination went wild. There were predictions of a complete crash on all computer processes - you might not even be able to turn them on after midnight, Dec. 31, 1999. It was nicknamed, "the millenium bug". Many people were genuinely frightened by the rumors; I even knew people who were stockpiling large quantities of non-perishable food - just in case. Everything from loss of our national power and communications grids to the collapse of civilization, and maybe Armagedon. We're still here, and the prophecies of economic collapse were several years too early. January 1, 2000, came and went and everything went on as always, including my computer - and everyone else's.
The ignition key will not turn in the ignition of your Mercedes c200 sport year 2000 you have checked all the fuses Just before this happened the indicators washers and lights stopped working.?
Most likely your smart key is at fault, when this smart key are going bad sometimes the blinkers, seat, radio,wipers and possible other accesories malfuction... you need to order a new key from the dealership.
What is the difference between the game of the year edition and the regular edition of Uncharted 2?
GOTY game is different from the original because all of the DLC that came out for the game, or most of it, is all in the disk. So if you had the original and never bought the DLC and something happened to it, and you bought the GOTY edition will have all the DLC. Hope that helped. WWW.YouTube.com/MenaceIIXbox
Why do you think all adults were required to take the pills?
well i think that adults are required to take the pills (in the book giver) so they will forget what happened in the past and act (actually not act something else) its like that never happened at all
How do Nostradamus and Michelangelo influence computers?
Oh, dude, Nostradamus and Michelangelo totally influence computers by... not at all. I mean, Nostradamus made prophecies, not computer code, and Michelangelo was all about sculpting, not coding. Unless you're talking about some secret Renaissance tech we don't know about, these guys are just chilling in history books, not hanging out with our laptops.
Was the world meant to end in 2000?
LOL. Yes, the Y2K bug was supposed to bring the downfall of technology. Pretty much because b4 2000 all our computers had not yet learned to recognise the year 2000 and so, some people speculated that this would cause all the computers to crash, thus the end of the world as we knew it. But another decade on, another end of the world scare, blah, blah, blah
Was there a year called 0?
Nope - the calendar went from the year 1 BC - to the year 1 AD. Which is why all the millennium celebrations were a year early ! The end of the last millennium and the start of this one happened on the evening of Dec 31 2000 - not 1999 !
When did all-star Pro-Wrestling happen?
All Star Pro-Wrestling happened in 2000.
What is the value of 2000 pennies all made in the year 2000?
The value of 2000 pennies made in the year 2000 would be $20.00. This is because 1 penny is equal to $0.01.
Who is Zack Clyburn?
He is a 16 year old that raps, dances, and does all kind of stuff with computers.
Why was y2k a major problem?
It might have been. Y2K Stands for year two thousand. The old computers went from 1997 to 98 to 99, and 00 is an invalid date. Basically all the computers in the world would have shut down, and yes, that includes the bank computers. It would have been a major problem because basically everyone would be bankrupt at the stroke of midnight on January 1st 2000. Scary, no?
With y2k to see if it was real why didn't they just change the computers clocks to New Year's Eve and let em tick over to 2000 and see what happend?
Because America is paranoid, really. All in all it was a security scare and a lot of people weren't sure what would happen.
What year were the Salem witch trials start?
It all happened in 1692.
What Western was made in or abut year 2000?
All the pretty horses.
What year models will inter change with the 2000 silverado 1500?
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 are all interchangable 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 are all interchangable
Which is the date of Friday in October in the year 2000?
The 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th of October 2000 were all Fridays.
How smart are computers compared to a ten year old?
Computers are not smart. They can not learn and all they do is execute commands given to them by a user. Smartness and Processing Power are two completely different things.
