Y2K Basics
What does “Y2K” stand for?
Year 2000
What type of machines were people most worried would fail?
What colorful fruit-shaped computer was popular around Y2K?
iMac
On what date did people expect Y2K problems to happen?
January 1, 2000
What did many people use before smartphones for calls?
Flip phones or landlines
Why were people worried about Y2K?
Computers might read “00” as 1900 instead of 2000
What systems did banks worry about?
ATM and banking systems
What boy bands were huge around Y2K?
Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC
What major city had a famous New Year’s Eve ball drop?
New Year City
What did people use to listen to music before streaming?
CD's
What does the “K” in Y2K mean?
Thousand
What did programmers work hard to fix before 2000?
Date codes in computer systems
What popular handheld digital pet was still remembered from the late 1990s?
Tamagotchi
Did the world’s computers completely crash on Y2K?
No
What did people use to get online at home?
Dial-up internet
Was Y2K mostly about computers, weather, or sports?
What kind of bug was Y2K called?
a computer bug
What Disney Channel style/fashion was popular then?
Bright colors, shiny clothes, and chunky shoes
What holiday happened the night before Y2K concerns?
New Year's Eve
What did people often use instead of texting apps?
Instant messenger or regular texting
Why could the year “00” confuse older computer systems?
The system might think it meant 1900 instead of 2000.
What did many companies do before 2000 to prevent problems?
Update and test their computers
What popular game console came out in 2000 in North America?
PlayStation 2
What did many people do at midnight on January 1, 2000?
Watched to see if anything would go wrong
What device did many people use for taking pictures before phone cameras?