Part one of term paper
There is a problem confronting today’s society that could change the world as we know it. It is a problem that was initially caused by a lack of technology, but recently by an act of laziness. The problem is known as the “Year 2000 Bug” (Y2K bug). It deals with how the computer programmers inputted the date codes into the computers' ...

Part two of term paper
... inputting a four digit number (i.e., 1960). The reason they did this was because the amount of computer memory available was very small. As technology progressed, computer programmers still used this antiquated system. They did this not because of the lack of available memory but out of sheer laziness. They used the two-digit system to cut down on the number of keystrokes needed to complete the programming, which helped them complete their task faster. It was discovered in the late 1980’s th ...