COBOL Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

COBOL Interview Questions

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What is the maximum length of a field you can define using COMP-3?

Complex System, Infosys,

4 37233

How do you define a variable of COMP-1? COMP-2?

3 17978

What is the difference between comp and comp-3 usage? Explain other COBOL usage?s.

IBM, Xansa,

3 37125

Explain the difference between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc.

3 13343

What do you feel makes a good program?

2 6189

What are the different data types available in COBOL?

4 11201

Can JUSTIFIED be used for all the data types?

3 10664

What is the linkage section?

4 9738

What is Static and Dynamic linking ?

3 11177

What is the difference between Structured COBOL Programming and Object Oriented COBOL ?

1 7118

What is a scope terminator? Give examples.

2 9254

In an EVALUATE statement, can I give a complex condition on a when clause?

2 13461

What are different file OPEN modes available in COBOL?

Sun Life,

4 23668

The maximum number of dimensions that an array can have in COBOL-85 is ?

11 31842

What is the difference between performing a SECTION and a PARAGRAPH?

Accenture, Patni,

5 33576

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Un-Answered Questions { COBOL }

What are the different rules of SORT operation?

1085

What kind of error is trapped by on size error option?

1178

What is report-item in COBOL?

1096

What is the use of intialize verb?

1185

How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can you get the ksds file records into your cobol program?

1082

Difference between array and sub-script ?

1605

If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between obtain next and obtain first?

1232

1.give the details about WHEN OTHER. 2. how many form are available in evaluate.

2061

What is the difference between next sentence and continue in cobol programing language?

1163

how do you reference the esds vsam file formats from cobol programs

1131

) how do u code after getting data?

2077

What is cobol?

1195

Is it possible that the redefines clause has different picture clauses compared to the one it redefined?

1106

example for sub strings ? and refernce modifications whit output pls

2269

How do get the result of your program directly on your pc?

2297

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