Flaws in Excel when performing Base Conversion of Decimals
Excel을 활용한 소수의 진법변환 계산에서의 오류

Tae Soo Kim
2016 KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices  
Excel is a commercially available computer program that is used worldwide. Excel is widely utilized; it is helpful in household ledgers, corporate tax calculations, management of academic grades or reports, etc. However from the beginning, inaccuracies and errors in calculations have constantly been identified, so the program is updated regularly. Decimal-to-binary conversion is a simple and repetitive task. So, use of a computer program to do this calculation is suitable. Errors in
more » ... inary conversion are surprising and are not easily understood. Therefore, it is important to identify the flaws in Excel, which unfortunately still exist today. It is necessary to determine the cause of this type of error, and I hope for a fix to be implemented quickly.
doi:10.5626/ktcp.2016.22.11.559 fatcat:dzuuw7644fet7p6v35g3ly6cme