Hardware is such things as your Personal Computer, network cards, computer printers, modems, and network hardware that connects all the state computers together. BIT will be testing the standard hardware products that are available on contract. BIT personnel are now in the process of identifying and tagging those Personal Computer work stations that must be replaced because it has been determined that they will not function properly after the year 2000. Besides Personal Computers, if you have a piece of hardware that is not state standard and BIT is not aware that the hardware exists, you will want to contact the manufacturer to insure that it will function after the year 2000. Software is computer code that has been written by computer programmers.
Software is simply instructions that make logic decisions and tells the hardware what to do.
There are other types of software that have been specifically written to perform a unique function within your office. First you must insure that BIT is aware of the existence of the software. There are many small computer software systems that were developed by persons within the agency or purchased by the agency from an outside vendor. BIT may not even be aware that this software exists. A survey must be completed for each computer system.