In 2012, two servers run by the U.S. Navy rolled back their clocks 12 years, deciding it was the year 2000. The servers were very important: they’re part of a worldwide network that helps computers ...

At the heart of all computers is a clock, a dedicated timepiece ensuring that all of the parts of the computer are synchronized and can work together to execute the instructions that the computer ...

With daylight-saving time returning early Sunday morning, don't worry about springing forward your computer clocks. The computer should do that automatically. You should know, however, that it may not ...

Is the clock on every computer system in your organization set to the correct time? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. According to a 2007 study by Florian Buchholz and Brett Tjaden, both ...

Surrounded by computer screens in a modern office, you may check your monitor instead of a wristwatch to verify the current time. However, an incorrectly set system clock can cause more problems than ...

Reader Dan loves his Asus netbook–but not its clock. Every time he turns the machine off, it seems to lose a couple hours. But the minutes, he notes, remain accurate. There are a number of reasons a ...

While computers manage many things with extreme precision, they have surprising difficulty keeping track of time. It’s pretty much impossible for a computer to keep exact time, although accuracy can ...