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

COBOL Interview Questions

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why we are using set in searchall?

IBM,

4 8267

i need a program by giving input as a abcd in any randem order but i need a output as 1234 related to abcd. i.e,. a for 1,b=2,c.....etc..

IBM,

5 10178

why we are using picture clause in the cobol programs?

2 7550

i need a small 3d program using inline and outline.

2262

i want a program using by if, evaluate , string, unstring, perform, occurs?

1 4801

How to delete the records of a dataset through cobol programme?We should not use jcl utilitities like IDCAMS.

2 9717

suppose a cobol programme A calling programme B,C and D. If C undergoes some change what if A,B,C,D need to be recompiled or only C nee to be recompliled.

IBM,

2 8966

How do u know what version of cobol u are using?

3 15865

How to replace the GOTO statement in COBOL without changing the structure of program. e.g. consider following code... I.D. E.D. D.D. P.D. compute C = A + B. GOTO para 100-display. compute D = C - D. GOTO 200-display. some other logic...... ........ GOTO 300-para. ...... ...... GOTO 400-para. Now I want to replacce all GOTO statements without changing the structure and otput of program.

Accenture,

6 23451

I have program P1 which calls file F1 which has 100 records and following structure 001 .................. 002 .................. 003 .................. 098 .................... 099 ................... 100 .................... Now I want to read these files and write these records in file F2 in following manner. 001 ...... 051 ..... 002 ...... 052 ..... 003 ...... 053 ..... .......... ....... .......... ....... .......... ....... 048 ........ 098 ...... 049 .......... 099 ....... 050 .... 100 ......

Accenture,

4 12544

Why we need to use redefine clause when we can define the variable seperately... what is actual need....

Accenture,

5 15170

copy 100 records without using ibm utilities

3 9051

record length in spool?

Infosys,

2 7362

what is the use of outrecord?

2276

what is a zoned decimal data type and how it will be stored?

IBM,

2 8572

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How to find out the closest prime number of an input number? I believe it has something to do with SEARCH and COBOL Linear Array.

4213

How can i load all the data from a file to Table (array) in cobol.How i manage the occurs clause with out reading the file.Any options avilable ? Please can any one help me it is urgent?

2634

which is Best IBM Mainframe Training and Placement Institute in Ameerpet Hyderabad

1555

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

2192

Why occurs cannot be used in 01 level in COBOL?

1206

Explain how to differentiate call by context by comparing it to other calls?

1248

Which is not true about evaluate statement

2515

What is amode(31)

1223

what is the difference between COBOL2 AND COBOL390?

3117

What is the utilization of copybook in cobol? Could we utilize a similar copybook?

1276

what is the use of outrecord?

2276

What is the compute verb? How is it used?

1190

What type of SDLC u followed? Why?

2054

What are 77 levels used for?

1152

How many sections are there in data division in COBOL?

1186

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