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Y 2 K 2 K Problem
768 words"The Y 2 K problem is the electronic equivalent of the El Nio and there will be nasty surprises around the globe. " -- John Have, Dep. Secretary of Defense When I was in the first grade, my elementary school invested in several computers and started Introduction to Computers classes. I remember playing math games and drawing with art programs, in awe of, and slightly intimidated by the beastly piece of technology in front of me. I had little idea of how it worked, and even less of an idea of wha...
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Windows Nt 40 Workstation Year 2000 Compliance
1,152 wordsBackground: To determine whether or not WinNT 4. 0 is within year 2000 compliance. From the outlined testing procedures found in the 'YEAR 2000 Testing memo', it was decided that since WinNT is an OS it is 'date sensitive'. From this, all outlined tests were performed. The data gathered is represented in table form. Equipment: To test, a Compaq Prolinea 590 was used with the latest bios installed (04 / 09 / 97). The machine had WINNT 4. 0 installed with Service Pack 3. 0 patch for the OS. Testin...
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Year 2000 Problem Y 2 K
1,265 wordsArgument for the statement "The Year 2000 bug will have such extensive repercussions that families and individuals should begin planning now for the imminent chaos. " The Ticking Bomb Introduction A serious problem called the "Millennium Bug", and also known as the "Year 2000 Problem" and "Y 2 K", is bringing a new century celebration into a daunting nightmare. In the 1860 s and 1970 s, when computer systems were first built, the computer hardware, especially information storage space, was at a ...
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Y 2 K Big Problem
1,134 wordsAs the new millenium approaches the biggest fear everyone has is over the Y 2 K bug. Y 2 K stands for y = year 2 K = two thousand. The fear is that on Dec. 31, 1999 at twelve o clock all computers around the world will go crazy. Every mechanical device that is computer controlled could go on the fritz. Social Security checks could be cancelled along with car payments, mortgages could read 100 years. Telephone conversations could be calculated mistakenly to have lasted for a 100 years. What is ca...
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Stock Market Crash Y 2 K
1,259 wordsEverybody is wondering what is going to happen in the year 2000. Nobody really knows exactly what is going to happen. Nevertheless, a lot of business people are making money using scare tactics and hype to make people nervous about the future. With all of the technology in today's society and everyone modernizing his or her computer, there will not likely be a problem in the new millennium. The issue of Y 2 K has been going on for several years now. Hundreds of articles have been written about t...
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Y 2 K Face To Face
1,033 wordsComputers seem to control our lives. It is hard to live without a computer, and no matter how hard you try to remove yourself from computers, they always affect your life. Many people think it is good that computers make things simple. "The Jetsons" was a cartoon where computers controlled the world; their maid was a robot while a computer guided the family to do simple tasks, such as showering and styling hair. It seems that the Jetsons world would be an ideal world to live in, so looking at wh...
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Y 2 K Programming Language
970 wordsSome people wonder what Y 2 K is, and whether it is true or false. Should we be worried about Y 2 K? Some people are sure it is false, yet the news stresses that it is true. This has many people in fear for their life. Some have been preparing for over a year now because they think Y 2 K is going to hit and the power will go out and absolutely nothing will work. Should we believe this? Many people ask, "What is Y 2 K?" . It made me wonder one day, "What does Y 2 K really mean?" . I went to the s...
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Commit Suicide Gun Violence
1,381 wordsShould The Firearm Makers Be More Responsible To The Society? Ethics are principles governing the behavior of an individual or a group. These principles establish appropriate behavior indicating what is right and what is wrong. Defining the term is easy, but determining what the principles are is difficult. What is ethical can vary form one to another, from industry to industry, and from country to country. In the play V All My Sons, it is an unethical decision that Joe Keller sold the broken ai...
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Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
1,448 wordsIndex Introduction The New Dynasty Dynasties in Review The Three Kings 20 Conclusion 23 Bibliography 24 Introduction As we move into the new millennium, more so than decades, quarter or half centuries, we reflect back on the past. A vast number of books and other publications have come out which review certain areas of the past, a Y 2 K in review. Of course, the term "Y 2 K" immediately evokes the image of a world of computer technology going haywire. The world has had its share of tragedies and...
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Left Side X 2
565 wordsThe curve, Cayley? s Sextic can be described by the Cartesian equation: 4 (x^ 2 + y^ 2? ax) ^ 3 = 27 a^ 2 (x^ 2 + y^ 2) ^ 2. It is the involute of a nephroiod curve because of its slight kidney shape and because they are parallel curves. This curve was first discovered by a mathematician by the name of Colin Maclaurin. Maclaurin who was born in February of 1698, became a student at Glasgow University in Scotland during his early teen years. It was here that he discovered his abilities in mathema...
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Y 2 K Computer Systems
884 wordsComputers play a huge role in Government, Economy, and Financial affairs. Based on the information concerning the year 2000 computer crash project (y 2 k), people are realizing how much of the economy depends on computers. The age of electronics and more specifically, computers, has caused a tremendous shift in the way we do business today. Today, many business people wouldn? t be able to function efficiently without communications as we know it, for example, e-mail or fax-on-demand. We have got...
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Year 2000 Problem Y 2 K
458 wordsMillennium Bug When the ball lights up in New York on January 1, 2000 will you be celebrating or will you be trying to find out what happened to your computer? Many people will face this problem as we enter the new millennium. The year 2000 problem has resulted from the common practice of using two digits to designate the calendar year instead of using four. When the year 2000 arrives, 2 digit year dates may be interpreted incorrectly causing many problems. Computer hardware and software may not...
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Year 2000 Problem January 1 2000
2,294 wordsLess than one year until the year 2000, two seemingly small digits may turn January 1, 2000 from a worldwide celebration into a universal nightmare. With computers mistaking the year 2000 for 1900, virtually all businesses that use dates will be affected. Not only will the companies be affected, but also they are paying millions upon millions of dollars in order for computers to recognize the difference between the years 2000 and 1900. The year 2000 computer bug is a huge problem that our world ...
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Y 2 K Stock Markets
1,063 wordsModern Day Plague Argument: Mankind has become too dependent on computers, and we as a society are covering up our errors and not facing the facts, to avoid panic. About four years ago, a new pop headline came hot of the press rumoring something about home computers having problems when the year 2000 hit. The year 2000, thats six years away, people thought. Many believed in six years it would be fixed. Thus, the headline got thrown into the archives along with egg yolks being high in cholesterol...
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Year 2000 Problem January 1 2000
2,407 wordsLess than two years until the year 2000. Two seemingly small digits may turn January 1, 2000 from a worldwide celebration into a universal nightmare. With computers mistaking the year 2000 for 1900, virtually all businesses that use dates will be affected. Not only will the companies be affected, but they are paying millions upon millions of dollars in order for computers to recognize the difference between the years 2000 and 1900. The year 2000 computer bug is a huge problem that our world must...
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January 1 2000 Y 2 K
617 wordsThe Y 2 K problem affects almost every computer system in some way. Because of the age we live in, it is safe to assume that Society rely on computers to a large degree The problem started out innocently enough. Well intentioned programmers using two digits to represent the year instead of four. Using the full four digits would have expanded the date field by one third at a time when memory was very expensive. The practice continued to maintain compatibility with older systems and data. The Year...
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522 wordsLoss of a Friend Today in society many people rely on computers as much as they rely on their lungs to keep breathing. If Y 2 K had occurred, modern life would have collapsed into a world of chaos. People would not know what to do with themselves or their families. Three main problems supersede the rest in the amount of chaos they would bring to life; people? s life savings would no longer be accounted for, the government would not be able to monitor the activity of other countries activities, a...
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Y 2 K Problem Fulfilling Prophecy
815 wordsOur own beliefs and principles that are cultivated by our culture, in which we were brought up, govern our perceptions of others. These ideologies or theories are often not shared by others and in most of the time, not plausible or even untrue. These inaccurate interpretations and conclusions of others have dire consequences such as, not being able to recognise the unique characteristics or qualities the individual possesses and may also perceive certain qualities to be present while they, in fa...
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Air Traffic Controllers Y 2 K
1,811 wordsEveryday people use computers in one way or another. From starting a car in the morning to listening to the stereo, computers are utilized everywhere. Our reliance on machinery is astounding. For example, social security numbers that were at one time used strictly for our retirement are now our sole identity. As computer use and reliance have overwhelmed society, a problematic computer aspect, now referred to as Y 2 K, was absentmindedly ignored. Becoming the global hype of today, Y 2 K is justi...
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Y 2 K God
1,582 wordsRead from the book of Mark 13: 6 - 8, 12 - 13, 21 - 23, 29 - 31. Now in my sermon today we will analyze the differences between scientific and biblical studies, before Christ, and after. First, scientist believe in what is know as the human evolution. Now according to the Encarta encyclopedia the Human Evolution, is the biological and cultural development of the species Homo sapiens, or human beings. Now, scientist say that a large number of fossil bones and teeth have been found at various plac...
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