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

COBOL Interview Questions

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How many variables can be declared in w-s section.?

2 5842

how to move the records from file to array table. give with code example

ADP, Syntel,

2677

db2 variable decimal(15,2) what is the equalent size of cobol variable

Syntel,

2 18594

how do you move only numeric data from A to B 01 A pic x(10) value 'a1b2c34d5e'. 01 B pic x(5).

DELL, Mind Tree,

2 7685

Can we call a CICS program from a batch program or viceversa?If so, how?

3 7765

What happens in the background of spool when we submit a job for compilation and execution... This is a recent question in ibm...Kindly help me.....

IBM,

3 7204

I hv ten records in ps file and i hv say some 15 records in vsam file .i hv empno and age in ps file n empno,empname,dept n desig in vsam file. i hv 2 read the ps file n check wid matching empno in vsam file and then insert all fields from ps and vsam into db2 table....plz help in writin the procedure division

1 5216

If we use GO BACK instead of STOP RUN in cobol?

Temenos,

1 6231

how you will define variables length in cobol.

Temenos,

3 10075

can we declare occurs in 01 level?

Temenos,

2 6587

how to create temporary data set in jcl? what is the use?

Cap Gemini, Temenos,

3 20023

How to concatenation one or more string?

Temenos,

4 13964

If we use GO BACK instead of STOP RUN in cobol?

Temenos,

2 7851

file status 00 is checked after opening the file or reading the file

John Deere,

4 8437

What is the maximum data length for Numeric DataType ?

Cap Gemini,

3 9668

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Write a program that uses move corresponding.

1148

Define cobol?

1407

1.give the details about WHEN OTHER. 2. how many form are available in evaluate.

2112

Name the sections present in data division.

1247

what is amode(24), amode(31), rmode(24) and rmode(any)?

1153

What is a report item?

1143

What is cobol?

1238

how do you reference the variable block file formats from cobol programs

1258

There are 5 fields and 1000 records in a file. Unload it into an array. Write the syntax for declaration and how will you unload it.

1435

Why would you use find and get rather than to obtain?

1187

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

1213

I have a File that has duplicate records. I need only those records that occur more than thrice.?

9892

Difference between array and sub-script ?

1666

Have you used the sort in your project?for this type of questions any working on real time project give the eg. with real time scenario.

2435

How do we get current date from system with century in COBOL?

1381

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