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Question 10

A logistics company processes parcel tracking codes in their sorting database. A typical tracking code is stored in a string variable trackingCode and has the format "PRCL-YYYYMMDD-GB", where YYYYMMDD represents the 8-digit date of dispatch (for example, "PRCL-20261024-GB").

Which pseudo-code statement correctly extracts the 4-digit dispatch year (e.g., "2026") and assigns it to a variable called dispatchYear?

A

dispatchYear←SUBSTRING(4,5,trackingCode)\text{dispatchYear} \leftarrow \text{SUBSTRING}(4, 5, \text{trackingCode})dispatchYear←SUBSTRING(4,5,trackingCode)

B

dispatchYear←SUBSTRING(5,4,trackingCode)\text{dispatchYear} \leftarrow \text{SUBSTRING}(5, 4, \text{trackingCode})dispatchYear←SUBSTRING(5,4,trackingCode)

C

trackingCode←SUBSTRING(5,4,dispatchYear)\text{trackingCode} \leftarrow \text{SUBSTRING}(5, 4, \text{dispatchYear})trackingCode←SUBSTRING(5,4,dispatchYear)

D

dispatchYear←SUBSTRING(trackingCode,5,4)\text{dispatchYear} \leftarrow \text{SUBSTRING}(\text{trackingCode}, 5, 4)dispatchYear←SUBSTRING(trackingCode,5,4)

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