Computers are obviously a critical part of today's business world.
We also depend on computers for things that we often don't realize, such as monitoring our utility systems, controlling traffic in the streets and in the air, and controlling security systems in our prisons. Any piece of equipment supported by a microprocessor is at risk. The 6-digit date format served the computing community well for many years but fails as it becomes necessary to track dates into the next century. The greatest challenge associated with the Year 2000 bug is identifying the specific work that is necessary and developing a scheduled work plan to accomplish it. In some cases finding the potential problems can take as much time as fixing them.