COBOL Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

COBOL Interview Questions

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What is the maximum length of a field you can define using COMP-3?

Complex System, Infosys,

4 37224

How do you define a variable of COMP-1? COMP-2?

3 17971

What is the difference between comp and comp-3 usage? Explain other COBOL usage?s.

IBM, Xansa,

3 37116

Explain the difference between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc.

3 13338

What do you feel makes a good program?

2 6188

What are the different data types available in COBOL?

4 11194

Can JUSTIFIED be used for all the data types?

3 10657

What is the linkage section?

4 9730

What is Static and Dynamic linking ?

3 11171

What is the difference between Structured COBOL Programming and Object Oriented COBOL ?

1 7112

What is a scope terminator? Give examples.

2 9245

In an EVALUATE statement, can I give a complex condition on a when clause?

2 13456

What are different file OPEN modes available in COBOL?

Sun Life,

4 23655

The maximum number of dimensions that an array can have in COBOL-85 is ?

11 31823

What is the difference between performing a SECTION and a PARAGRAPH?

Accenture, Patni,

5 33568

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Un-Answered Questions { COBOL }

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

3091

How many sections are there in data division in COBOL?

1078

Define static linking and dynamic linking.

1109

how to access the file from prodution from changeman tool and to submit a file to production

7440

What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search what are the pertinent cobol?

1092

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

2534

Why occurs cannot be used in 01 level in COBOL?

1122

how do you reference the fixed unblock file formats from cobol programs

1173

What is the difference between perform … with test after and perform … with test before?

1371

Difference between array and sub-script ?

1603

Which Search verb is equivalent to PERFORM…VARYING?

999

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.

6452

I have to write to a outfile where the number of records in that file should be the header of that file using IMS.. can anyone help me in this issue

2484

What is the default value(s) for an initialize and what keyword allows for an override of the default?

1154

What are various search techniques in cobol? Explain.

1025

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