COBOL Quiz
COBOL is a programing language that is mostly used in finance, Businesses and administrative systems. With COBOL programmers being in demand these days’ people are learning it and basing their careers on it. This is the Quiz on COBOL for mainframe professionals. Give it a try and see just how much you remember from class.
- 1.
COMP is more effecient at word boundaries?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
S9(7) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE filed occupy 8 Bytes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 3.
What are the different file open modes in COBOL?
- A.
INPUT, I-O
- B.
INPUT, I-O, OUTPUT, EXTEND
- C.
INPUT, I-O
- D.
INPUT, I-O
Correct Answer
B. INPUT, I-O, OUTPUT, EXTEND -
- 4.
What is file status 92?
- A.
It is a logical error
- B.
It is a logical error, file is opend for input and attemt is made to write it
- C.
It is not an logical error
- D.
It is a logical error, It is not file related error
- E.
None
Correct Answer
B. It is a logical error, file is opend for input and attemt is made to write it -
- 5.
Usage is POINTER, supported in?
- A.
COBOL I
- B.
COBOL I, COBOL II
- C.
COBOL I, COBOL II, OO COBOL
- D.
None
Correct Answer
C. COBOL I, COBOL II, OO COBOL -
- 6.
Only COBOL II programs supported in CICS.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 7.
Compiler option for dynamic linking?
- A.
No Dynam
- B.
Dynam
- C.
MAP
- D.
No MAP
Correct Answer
B. Dynam -
- 8.
Maximum dimensional array can be created in COBOL?
- A.
1
- B.
7
- C.
2
- D.
3
Correct Answer
B. 7 -
- 9.
Can u call COBOL I pgm from COBOL-II?
- A.
Not possible
- B.
Possible in Non cics
- C.
Not possible in CICS
- D.
None
Correct Answer
C. Not possible in CICS -
- 10.
What is INCLUDE in COBOL?
- A.
Not reserved word
- B.
It's not reserved word. Used to include SQLCA in the form of cobol code
- C.
Reserved word
- D.
None
Correct Answer
B. It's not reserved word. Used to include SQLCA in the form of cobol code -
- 11.
What is 41 file status code?
- A.
Close attempted on closed file
- B.
Open attemted on open file
- C.
Not error
- D.
None
Correct Answer
B. Open attemted on open file -
- 12.
What are the error handling conditions in Cobol?
- A.
On Exception
- B.
On Exception, On Overflow, On Size Error
- C.
On Divide
- D.
None
Correct Answer
B. On Exception, On Overflow, On Size Error -
- 13.
What are the performance improvements in Cobol?
- A.
RENAMES
- B.
REDEFINES, COMP, COMP-3, RENAMES, EVALUATE
- C.
REDEFINES, EVALUATE
- D.
None
Correct Answer
B. REDEFINES, COMP, COMP-3, RENAMES, EVALUATE -
- 14.
Which is default?
- A.
Call by reference
- B.
Call by value
- C.
Both 1 and 2
- D.
None
Correct Answer
A. Call by reference -
- 15.
How many sub-levels can have a group item in COBOL?
- A.
48
- B.
49
- C.
50
- D.
None
Correct Answer
A. 48 -
- 16.
What are the scope terminators in Cobol II?
- A.
READ
- B.
READ, String, Evaluate, Call, Perform, Search
- C.
Only Read
- D.
None
Correct Answer
B. READ, String, Evaluate, Call, Perform, Search -
- 17.
Next Sentence - Call will pass to next sentence end with period?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 18.
Sort is is declared at?
- A.
FD
- B.
SD
- C.
Both SD, FD
- D.
Create, Replace, Update
Correct Answer
A. FD -
- 19.
SD SORT-FILE. LABEL RECORDS ARE STANDARD 01 SORT-REC is true/false?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 20.
RETURN SORT-FILE, what does RETURN means?
- A.
READ
- B.
CLOSE
- C.
WRITE
- D.
None
Correct Answer
A. READExplanation
Explanation is ...RELEASE command releases record(before sorting) to the INPUT procedure. RETURN statement returns record to OUTPUT procedure.
Sort cycle:
RELEASE->INPUT PROCEDURE->SORTED FILE->RETURN->OUTPUT PROCEDURERate this question:
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