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Y2K Virus
Title: Y2K Virus
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 2137 | Pages: 9.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Y2K Virus
Y2K Computer Virus:
Disaster Waiting to Happen
Back in the 1950's and 1960's, when computers were just begging to emerge, data storage space was expensive and in short supply. By today's standards even the largest of the mainframe computers had insignificant hard memory storage abilities. Computer programmers adopted a habit of using two digits (55, 56, 57, ….) in their programming codes to indicate the year, this is called COBOL. Programmers knew this practice might cause problems with …showed first 75 words of 2137 total…
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Pinaroc, Joel D. "Asia Lags Behind US & Europe In Y2K Preparation." Metropolitan Computer Times. Internet. 4 June, 1998. Available: http://www.pacifica.com/headline/asialagsbehinduseuro_1342.shtml
Richards, Bob. Beware: Prepare For Y2K Glitches. Madison Capitol Times, p.1D. (1998, October 10)
Tzemach, Gayle. "Congressional Report Says Govt. Not Prepared For Year 2000: Government Gets Failing Grade." ABC News Online. Internet. 23 November, 1998. Available: http://www.abcnews.com/sections/us/DailyNews/2000bug981123.html
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