COBOL Interview Questions
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Q:what is the difference between the variable length and fixed lenght.how it varies in the cobol.

CTS, Wipro,

12 79320

i have two file, each file having : file1 is having 2 fields field1 field2 file2 is having 3 fields field1 field2 field3 my req is to make it one file like: field1 field2 field1 field2 field3 if anyone know please send me syntax, i tried this with DFSORT but could not succeed.

Syntel,

9 14811

1)what is the maximum limit for occurs? Eg: 01 A PIC X(10) OCCURS N TIME. What is the max value for N?

Wipro,

11 39586

How to find How Many Lines in Sysin DD * Parameter Thru Cobol Coding? If any one knows the Answer Please Reply .....Thanks From Shree

Merrill Lynch,

3 10403

select TURE Statement(s) aboUt eject statemenet in cobol? a)The eject statememnt must be the only statement on the line b.It causes the program to edit abnormally c. eject statement can be written in either area A or area B d. specifies that the next source statement is to be printed at Top of the next page e.The EJECTstatement has no effect on the compilation of the source program itself

2 5471

What is the difference between Perform para and perform asaection in cobol?

TCS,

3 7670

Minimum how many Number of Paragraphs are there in ID- Divison?

IBM,

7 9218

With in these three which one is the default one Call Reference, Call By Value, Call By Content.-Which one is default?

IBM,

4 9308

SSRange is used to do a range check on which of the Following. SUBSCRIPT,INDEX,REFERENCE MODIFICATION,Run-time option.

Lehman Brothers,

3 12674

Can you please let me know the centre name of INS certification in Kolkata.

1706

what is mainframe? what is the mainframe software ? what is use in s/w field?

CSE,

7 9989

what is the basic concept of mainframe? what knowledge is needed for learn this mainframe?

CSE, TCS, Wipro,

4 15369

How we copy a program from production region to development region.What is the process & syntax ?

CTS,

3 12158

Explain complete concept of table handling in COBOL with an example?

IBM, TCS, Wipro,

2 17586

how many bytes do SPPPP999 will store?

18 17997


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Difference between cobol and cobol-ii?

695


What is the difference between Call and a Link?

690


how do you define single dimensional array and multidimensional array in your cobol?

661


Which Search verb is equivalent to PERFORM…VARYING?

672


If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first? Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it clearly

2651






Can a Search can be done on a table with or without Index?

796


How many bytes S(8) comp field occupy and its maximum value?

1620


if we display var1 then what will b displayed in below condition. 77 var1 pic s9(2) value -10. 77 var1 pic s9(2) value -11. " " " -12. " " " -13. -14 ... ... -19.

5652


Why occurs cannot be used in 01 level in COBOL?

705


)If there are 10 steps in GDG, if I want to refer the step2 after step5 . what should I do?

1513


Give some examples of command terminators?

747


Differentiate cobol and cobol-ii. (Most of our programs are written in cobolii, so, it is good to know, how, this is different from cobol)?

619


i want to learn mainframe..any websites and material to learn from basic..? my mail id : rajeswaribe2010@gmail.com

1757


Explain how will you differentiate between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc

812


i made it to stage 3 of an interview process wednessday they will quiz my knowledge again face to face for an analyst role recruiter said it will be based on Business requirements system is cobol and good ideas what they might ask etc

2094