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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IN EASYTRIEVE IS SIMILAR TO COMP-3 IN COBOL

  1. ALPHANUMERIC

  2. NUMERIC

  3. PACKED

  4. BINARY
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The PACKED (P) data type in Easytrieve represents packed decimal values, which directly maps to COBOL's COMP-3 computational format. BINARY corresponds to COMP, while alphanumeric and numeric represent unpacked types.

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