Infrastructure These computer clock circuits are responsible for driving much of the artificial intelligence in computers used by government, defense, the medical community, colleges and all of industry today. The clock circuits are also included in every computer that exists in products from kitchen appliances to airplanes. According to Russo, precautions have been taken to ensure that these networks are Y2K compliant. K problem is with software applications that use or store dates compliant to a 2-digit year format. When the new year rollover occurs, depending on the application, consequences could range from no problems to a major systems crash or alteration of critical data that may not be noticed immediately.
Software supports many critical functions in society.
Oftentimes, one software program interacts with another in a way that most people are not aware of. According to Russo, this work involves reviewing the affected systems and creating solutions based on either correcting problems, replacing hardware, or discontinuing the affected server. Not all application software has or can be tested for Y2K compliance during the limited timeframe. Scheduled software testing at PVCC will be completed by the end of November. In Phase I, Awareness, the Year 2000 team at PVCC took inventory of all systems, programs, and services, recording the year as two digits instead of four.