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

COBOL Interview Questions

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What guidelines should be followed to write a structured Cobol program?

1 4936

What is the purpose of Identification Division?

1 5845

How can I tell if a module is being called DYNAMICALLY or STATICALLY?

CTS,

3 14048

In the JCL, how do you define the files referred to in a subroutine ?

2 10757

COMP field occupy ?

2 8291

for an INITIALIZE and what keyword allows for an override of the default.

2 6006

What are the steps you go through while creating a COBOL program executable?

3 10796

What are some examples of command terminators?

1 8828

Why occurs can not be used in 01 level ?

TCS,

2 9612

What is the use of EVALUATE statement?

Tesco,

4 10702

What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search?

3 8729

What is an in line PERFORM? When would you use it? Anything else to say about it?

4 9366

Difference between next and continue clause

Kanbay,

4 9807

What divisions, sections and paragraphs are mandatory for a COBOL program?

Arigo Infotech,

8 26955

What is the mode in which you will OPEN a file for writing?

4 12924

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Write a program that uses move corresponding.

1141

What is the Purpose of Pointer in the string?

1075

here is my requirement A1 is alphanumeric with value 'A1B2C3D4' as defined below 05 A1 PIC X(8) VALUE IS 'A1B2C3D4' but i need to have A2,A3 as ABCD & 1234 repectively...... A2 = ABCD A3 = 1234 Can you please explain me what are the different ways to do it?

7878

2 input fles: 2 flat files, with different number of records. both are having unique key for each record and already sorted in ascending order . match these files using unique key and in output only matching key value has to be written. please procide cobol logic

2590

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

2007

What is Pic 9v99 Indicates in COBOL?

1256

what is the difference between COBOL2 AND COBOL390?

3049

What are the access modes of START statement?

1267

What are the different types of condition in cobol and write their forms.

1110

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

2100

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

3160

) what is the difference between AID and HANDLE AID?

2149

how to convert the recors form vsam file to db2 table tru file aid

3254

What is a scope terminator give example?

1105

What is a report item?

1136

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