how many bytes does s9(15) occupy in comp1 comp2 and comp3 ?
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Answer Posted / shiva
COMP1-IT OCCUPIES 4 BYTES TO STORE UP TO 18 CHARACTERS
COMP2-IT OCCUPIES 8 BYTE TO STORE UP TO 18 CHARACTERS
COMP3-IT OCCUPIES HALF BYTE FOR EACH CHARACTER AND HALF BYTE
FOR SIGN...FOR ODD DATA LENGTH SO IT OCCUPIES
(15/2=7.5)+(1/2)=7.5+0.5=8 BYTES.
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