in order to ensure compatibility. Testing is vital to the implementation of the Y2K strategy. Experts suggest devoting 50 percent of your overall effort to testing. Testing permits you to uncover overlooked areas of difficulty. Testing should be considered for all companies. Be aware that a fix implemented in one part of the system can have ramifications throughout the rest of the system. If testing cannot be completed on all systems, an order or priority should be developed with the most critical systems being tested first. Testing should be done with care to ensure that the testing itself results in no harm to the system or individuals. STEP FIVE: INTEGRATION & SYSTEM TESTING Once you have completed the first four steps, equipment must be carefully be integrated back into a system. You must make sure that equipment that works in isolation also works when plugged back in. The new equipment must be able to understand the new format. Integration also involves synchronized implementation. This means that where two systems work together and exchange data, a change in data format in one system must occur that the same time as a change in data format in the other. This may mean working with the companies with whom interconnect to ensure that upgrades are conducted at the same time and will be compatible. Once preparations are complete, maintain a clean environment. Dont integrate any untested components, hardware, or software into your system.CONCLUSION:In conclusion the approach of the year 2000 presents a challenge to every company, business, and personal computer in the world. The Y2K problem will affect many computer users in many different ways. Computers, software and other equipment utilizing microprocessors that use only two digits to identify a year in a date field may be unable to process accurately certain date-based information at or after the year 2000. ...
