When we're finished, you'll be better prepared to evaluate your own computing environment. Every personal computer relies on a battery-powered internal digital clock to keep track of the time and date. The hardware part of your PC is essentially the foundation upon which everything else is based. Your first priority, then, is to find out if your computer's hardware is ready for the year 2000. If it is not, you will need to take action to make it ready.
Software consists of a series of instructions for the computer.
Since the operating system is the foundation for your software, it should be the next level of priority for your attention. To determine year 2000 readiness, you will need to know both the operating system you are using and its version. Software programs are the computer software tools that allow you to get specific types of work done. They are sometimes called applications. Different software programs perform different types of tasks, and some can be used simply for entertainment.