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Cobol MCQ

1. Which is the correct ASCII collating sequence?

Spaces, a-z, A-Z, 0-9, special characters

Spaces, special characters, 0-9, A-Z, a-z

A-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, special characters

0-9, special characters, spaces, a-z, A-Z

Answer

Correct Answer: Spaces, special characters, 0-9, A-Z, a-z

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2. The COBOL perform loop is the equivalent of which of the following structures found in other languages, such as Java or C++

Do-While loop

None of these

Method

FOR loop

Answer

Correct Answer: Do-While loop

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3. When defining a file layout it is placed in the file section of the data division. Each record begins with an "01", a space, and the record name. Fields within a record traditionally began with 05?

This is a breakdown of the 05 field.

All of these answers.

This is an alternate name for the 05 name.

This is another format for the field.

Answer

Correct Answer: This is a breakdown of the 05 field.

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4. Condition names are names associated with a field that take on a true/false status depending on whether their value is equal to the field value. They are indicated by a level number of what?

Answer

Correct Answer: 88

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5. Cobol is self-documenting.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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6. Sentences and statements must start on a new line.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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7. If a field is defined as Pic s9(6)v99 comp-3, it uses 5 bytes of storage.

False

True

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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8. Not negative means

Greater than or equal to 0

Equal to 0

Greater than or equal to 1

Less than or equal to 0

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater than or equal to 0

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9. Which of the following errors are possible within a COBOL if statement?

All of these

Infinite Loop

Runtime error

Logical Error

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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10. How many comparisons can a single COBOL statement make?

There is no limit

COBOL if statements are not used to compare variable values

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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