Detail The Millennium Muddle   Oleh:  Zarowin, Stanley Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: Journal of Accountancy vol. 183 no. 6 (1997), page 33-35. Topik: millenium; millenium; muddle Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: JJ85.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Early in the 1970 s, mainframe computers at many banks, securities firms and insurance companies began to generate unexpected errors when they calculated information involving dates that spanned the period before and after December 31, 1999. Both the managers and the data - entry clerks were baffled by the errors ; not so the computer programmers. They knew what caused the problem, and they also knew it would grow more serious as the year 2000 approached. Because the years had been recorded in the computers memory as two digits instead of four - 97, for example, instead of 1997 - as we moved closer to the year 2000, the computers would have increasing difficulty determining in which century to place a two - digit year designation. But for the most part those who understood the problem kept silent. After all, they figured, why worry management now ? They were sure that somehow, someone, somewhere would find a way to solve the problem before the clock tolled midnight on December 31, 1999. They were wrong. As it turned out, the odds of finding a quick, easy solution today are no better than the likelihood that the year 2000 will never come. In fact, many of those who now labor over the problem wish that the year 2000 would never come - or at least not quite so soon. As 1997 ends and with only two years before 2000, its become clear that, while surely fixes are available, in many cases they are not going to be easy, fast or cheap - and, in some cases, they probably won't resolve the issue entirely. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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