1. How many comparisons can a single COBOL if statement make? |
| 1 |
| 2 |
| There is no limit |
COBOL if statements are not used to compare variable values
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2. Which of the following errors are possible within a COBOL if statement? |
| Infinite loop |
| Logical Error |
| Runtime Error |
All of the above
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3. The COBOL perform loop is the equivalent of which of the following structures found in other languages, such as Java or C++ |
| For loop |
| Do-While loop |
| Method |
None of the Above
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4. If someone wanted a COBOL perform "loop" to execute once before the condition is checked, which of the following would they do? |
| Use a standard perform statement |
| Use an in line perform |
| Skillful use of the COBOL reserved word "AFTER" |
This is not possible in COBOL
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5. A = 0, B = 9�.. Perform until a > b Add 2 to a End-perform How many additions are performed? |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
6
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6. If an IF statement is true, what�s the first thing it does? |
| Exits the statement |
| Executes the function |
| Exits the Program |
Executes the If statement again
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7. Not negative means |
| Equal to 0 |
| Greater than or equal to 1 |
| Less than or equal to 0 |
Greater than or equal to 0
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8. Which of the following is NOT a valid symbol to use in an IF condition |
| = |
| =< |
| => |
>
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9. Which is the correct ASCII collating sequence? |
| spaces, special characters, 0-9, A-Z, a-z |
| spaces, a-z, A-Z, 0-9, special characters |
| a-z, A-Z, 0-9, spaces, special characters |
0-9, special characters, spaces, a-z, A-Z
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10. The word COBOL is an acronym for what? |
| It is not an acronym. |
| COmputer Basic Operating Language |
| COmmon Business Oriented Language |
Common OBservation Official Language
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11. There are 4 divisions in a cobol program. Which of the following is not one of them? |
| Identification Division |
| Linkage Division |
| Data Division |
Procedure Division
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12. Cobol is self-documenting. |
| True |
| False |
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13. User defined names must follow which one of the following rules? |
| Multiple word names must be separated with an underscore |
| Names must be 10 or less characters |
| Names must contain at least 1 alpha character in any position. |
Names must be lower case
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14. Cobol paragraphs contain sentences. A sentence must end in a period and can contain multiple statements. |
| True |
| False |
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15. Sentences and statements must start on a new line. |
| True |
| False |
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16. 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? |
| All of these answers. |
| This is an alternate name for the 05 name. |
| This is a breakdown of the 05 field. |
This is another format for the field.
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17. 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? |
| 05 |
| 66 |
| 88 |
77
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18. If a field is defined as Pic s9(6)v99 comp-3, it uses 5 bytes of storage. |
| True |
| False |
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19. If we are limited to 5 bytes of storage, is there be a way to store a complete 8 digit date? |
| Yes |
| No |
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20. You store it as YYYYMMDD in 8 bytes. What is the COBOL definition of this field? |
| Pic Y(4)M(2)D(2) |
| Pic date(yyyymmdd) |
| Pic date(8) |
Pic X(8)
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