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Sign is stored in the last nibble in a COMP-3 Field

  1. True

  2. False

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Explanation

In packed decimal (COMP-3) format, each digit occupies half a byte (nibble) except for the last nibble which stores the sign. The sign is encoded as C for positive, D for negative, or F for unsigned positive in the last nibble.