The Y2K problem, the year 2000 bug, and the millenium bug are all different names for the same major problem that all computers face once the clock strikes midnight, January 1, 2000. Some say that it is only a minor glitch, yet some experts refer to it as "Armageddon." The problem stems from old systems which store the year portion of dates in two-digit form (i.e.: 1997 is stored as "97"). Years ago, COBOL programmers used this approach …showed first 75 words of 704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 704 total…reactions from different people throughout the world. The world today is almost entirely based on computers, and there are few who do not interact with them on a day-to-day basis. This problem will affect everyone who does use computers, and as January 1, 2000 approaches, computer users’ anxiety levels are rising. What will be the outcome? Will Y2K be the end of the world as we know it? We’ll all find out at midnight, January 1, 2000.