Cobol Question:

Why do we code S9 (4) comp. Inspite of knowing comp-3 will occupy less space ?

Cobol Interview Question
Cobol Interview Question

Answer:

Here s9(4)comp is small integer ,so two words equal to 1 byte so totally it will occupy 2 bytes(4 words).here in s9(4) comp-3 as one word is equal to 1/2 byte.4 words equal to 2 bytes and sign will occupy 1/2 byte so totally it will occupy 3 bytes.


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