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Cobol stands for ..............

1. Common Business Object Language
2. Common Business Oriented Language
3. Common Beneficial Object Language
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is not a data type in COBOL?

1. float
2. numeric
3. alphabetic
4. alphanumeric

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The data division is used to ................. in COBOL.

1. File control
2. Declare variables
3. Declare program id
4. Input-Output section

✅ Correct Answer: 2

We write logic of the program in ......................Division.

1. DATA DIVISION
2. IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
3. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
4. PROCEDURE DIVISION.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1. Data Division
2. Procedure Division
3. Environment Division
4. Identification Division

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who created cobol programming language?

1. ISO
2. CODASYL
3. ANSI
4. All of the Above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What cobol is used for?

1. Business
2. Finance
3. Administrative systems
4. All of the Above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Cobol and fortran came in which generation?

1. First Generation
2. Second Generation
3. Third Generation
4. Fourth Generation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

COBOL was designed in ......................

1. 1959
2. 1958
3. 1957
4. 1960

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the file extension of cobol?

1. .cbl
2. .cob
3. .cpy
4. All of the Above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following cobol verb is used while updating a file?

1. Read
2. Write
3. Rewrite
4. Update

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How records are stored & accessed in relative file organization?

1. Directly
2. Sequentially
3. Relative address
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What is the maximum length of Parm Parameter?

1. 75
2. 100
3. 125
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many bytes will a S9(8) COMP field occupy?

1. 2 bytes
2. 4 bytes
3. 8 bytes
4. 6 bytes

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Select variable, which is accessible only to the batch program?

1. Local
2. Global
3. Internal
4. External

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1. Data Division
2. Environment Division
3. Procedure Division
4. Identification Division

✅ Correct Answer: 2

We use .................. to develop commercial applications that require precise and efficient manipulation of data.

1. Java
2. Pascal
3. COBOL
4. FORTRAN

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which verb is used to alter the value of index in COBOL?

1. Set
2. Alter
3. Move
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

..................... word cannot be a user-defined COBOL word.

1. ACCEPT
2. TUTORIAL
3. WS-ACCEPT
4. WS-DISPLAY

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Cobol stands for ..............

1. Common Business Object Language
2. Common Business Oriented Language
3. Common Beneficial Object Language
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is not a data type in COBOL?

1. float
2. numeric
3. alphabetic
4. alphanumeric

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The data division is used to ................. in COBOL.

1. File control
2. Declare variables
3. Declare program id
4. Input-Output section

✅ Correct Answer: 2

We write logic of the program in ......................Division.

1. DATA DIVISION
2. IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
3. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
4. PROCEDURE DIVISION.

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1. Data Division
2. Procedure Division
3. Environment Division
4. Identification Division

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Who created cobol programming language?

1. ISO
2. CODASYL
3. ANSI
4. All of the Above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

What cobol is used for?

1. Business
2. Finance
3. Administrative systems
4. All of the Above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Cobol and fortran came in which generation?

1. First Generation
2. Second Generation
3. Third Generation
4. Fourth Generation

✅ Correct Answer: 3

COBOL was designed in ......................

1. 1959
2. 1958
3. 1957
4. 1960

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the file extension of cobol?

1. .cbl
2. .cob
3. .cpy
4. All of the Above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following cobol verb is used while updating a file?

1. Read
2. Write
3. Rewrite
4. Update

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How records are stored & accessed in relative file organization?

1. Directly
2. Sequentially
3. Relative address
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

What is the maximum length of Parm Parameter?

1. 75
2. 100
3. 125
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many bytes will a S9(8) COMP field occupy?

1. 2 bytes
2. 4 bytes
3. 8 bytes
4. 6 bytes

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Select variable, which is accessible only to the batch program?

1. Local
2. Global
3. Internal
4. External

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1. Data Division
2. Environment Division
3. Procedure Division
4. Identification Division

✅ Correct Answer: 2

We use .................. to develop commercial applications that require precise and efficient manipulation of data.

1. Java
2. Pascal
3. COBOL
4. FORTRAN

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which verb is used to alter the value of index in COBOL?

1. Set
2. Alter
3. Move
4. None of above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

..................... word cannot be a user-defined COBOL word.

1. ACCEPT
2. TUTORIAL
3. WS-ACCEPT
4. WS-DISPLAY

✅ Correct Answer: 1

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