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If a field is defined as Pic s9(6)v99 comp-3, it uses 5 bytes of storage

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Cannot Say

  4. None
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Explanation

COMP-3 (packed decimal) format stores 2 decimal digits per byte plus a sign nibble. For PIC S9(6)V99: 6 integer digits + 2 fractional digits = 8 total digits, which requires 4 bytes for digits + 1 byte for the sign = 5 bytes total.

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