15) Y2K bug

Question 1

What is Y2K ?

Answer 1

Y – year
2k – 2000
Y2K - Year 2000

Question 2

What is this bug ?

Answer 2

It is called as the Year 2000 bug or the “Millenium bug”

Question 3

Is this bug only software related ?

Answer 3

NOO both software and hardware

Question 4

What exactly is this bug ? Explain

Answer 4

While writing computer programs in 1980’s, engineers would use only last digits and leave out 19 (For ex 1989 would be written as 89). This was done to reduce the storage space of data on computers. However when year 2000 came , this problem arose

Question 5

What is the problem ?

Answer 5

As only last 2 digits are to be used, if 2010 is written as 10 , then computer would interpret it with the data of 1910. Thus all programming activities would be jammed and eventually destroyed. This affected sectors like IT, banking, transportation etc

Question 6

Next what happened ?

Answer 6

To solve this bug, a lot of software engineers were required and this came from India as we were on the anvil of IT revolution. Indian engineers were successfully able to tackle this bug. This was the beginning of western countries extracting potential of Indian engineers

Question 7

Why all this story now ?

Answer 7

MODI in his speech mentioned about how India combatted tough situations in the past and stood as an example to the world. Now its time for fight against CORONA