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COBOL Online Quiz
Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to COBOL Framework. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.
Q 1 - Which is the mandatory division in COBOL program?
Answer : B
Explanation
Identification division contains entries that is used to identify the program. This is the the first division and only mandatory division.
Q 2 - If 436 value is moved to a PP999 PIC clause, then what is edited value taken?
Answer : A
Explanation
P is assumed decimal scaling position which is used to specify the location of an assumed decimal point when the point is not within the number that appears in the data item. .PIC PP999 means that numeric data item is of 3 characters and there are 5 positions after the decimal point.
Q 3 - What is the position of Area A in COBOL program?
Answer : B
Explanation
Area A starts from 8 to 11 column. All COBOL divisions, sections, paragraphs and some special entries must begin in Area A.
Q 4 - Which of the following word cannot be a user-defined COBOL word?
Answer : B
Explanation
ACCEPT cannot be a user defined COBOL word as we cannot use COBOL reserved words.
Q 5 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. HELLO. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-NUMA PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. 01 WS-NUMB PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. 01 WS-NUMC PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. 01 WS-NUMD PIC 9(9) VALUE 100. 01 WS-NUME PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. PROCEDURE DIVISION. SUBTRACT WS-NUMA WS-NUMB WS-NUMC FROM WS-NUMD GIVING WS-NUME. DISPLAY WS-NUME. STOP RUN.
Answer : C
Explanation
The formula will be like (WS-NUME = WS-NUMD - WS-NUMA - WS-NUMB - WS-NUMC).
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. HELLO. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-NUMA PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. 01 WS-NUMB PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. 01 WS-NUMC PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. 01 WS-NUMD PIC 9(9) VALUE 100. 01 WS-NUME PIC 9(9) VALUE 10. PROCEDURE DIVISION. SUBTRACT WS-NUMA WS-NUMB WS-NUMC FROM WS-NUMD GIVING WS-NUME. DISPLAY WS-NUME. STOP RUN.
Q 6 - What is the output of following program?
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. HELLO. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-A PIC 9 VALUE 2. PROCEDURE DIVISION. A-PARA. DISPLAY 'A' GO TO B-PARA. B-PARA. DISPLAY 'B'. GO TO C-PARA D-PARA DEPENDING ON WS-A. C-PARA. DISPLAY 'C'. D-PARA. DISPLAY 'D'. STOP RUN.
Answer : B
Explanation
This is to show how control goes from one GOTO statement to other. Go step by step you will understand the flow. From B-para control will go to D-para as value in WS-A is 2, so it will go to the 2nd para which is mentioned in the GOTO statement.
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IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. PROGRAM-ID. HELLO. DATA DIVISION. WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 01 WS-A PIC 9 VALUE 2. PROCEDURE DIVISION. A-PARA. DISPLAY 'A' GO TO B-PARA. B-PARA. DISPLAY 'B'. GO TO C-PARA D-PARA DEPENDING ON WS-A. C-PARA. DISPLAY 'C'. D-PARA. DISPLAY 'D'. STOP RUN.
Q 7 - How records are stored & accessed in indexed file organization?
Answer : D
Explanation
An indexed sequential file consists of records that can be accessed sequentially. Direct access is also possible.
Q 8 - In which usage, data item is similar to Long or Double and is represented as double precision floating point number and internally data is stored in hexadecimal format?
Answer : C
Explanation
COMP-2 is represented as double precision floating point number and internally data is stored in hexadecimal format.
Q 9 - In which division we declare our variables?
Answer : C
Explanation
In Data Division we declare all the working storage variables.
Q 10 - Class condition is used to check if an operand contains only alphabets or numeric data. Spaces are considered in ALPHABETIC, ALPHABETIC-LOWER, and ALPHABETIC-UPPER. State whether true or false?
Answer : B
Explanation
This statement is correct.