Answer / neeraj

comp,comp-4 both are same used for the binary
representation of the data fields.
Size of memory allocated will be based on
If 1-4 2 bytes
5-9 4 bytes
10-18 8 bytes

Pic clause is attached with COMP data types

Answer / vampire

comp had boundaries

1-4 halfword-2bytes-16bites-4nibbles
5-9 fullword-4bytes-32bites-8nibbles
10-18 doubleword-8bytes-64bites-16nibbles

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