IBM COBOL400 Question:

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What is the difference between comp & comp-3?

IBM COBOL400 Interview Question
IBM COBOL400 Interview Question

Answer:

Comp : Store the data in Binary formate, it will take less
space compare to Comp-3.

Comp-3 : Store the data in Pack decimal,it will take more
space compare to Comp.

Example :

S9(18)

Comp : takes 4 bytes
Comp-3: takes 10 bytes

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