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 37714

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

3 18282

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

IBM, Xansa,

3 37471

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

3 13626

What do you feel makes a good program?

2 6414

What are the different data types available in COBOL?

4 11554

Can JUSTIFIED be used for all the data types?

3 10983

What is the linkage section?

4 10082

What is Static and Dynamic linking ?

3 11485

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

1 7288

What is a scope terminator? Give examples.

2 9504

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

2 13757

What are different file OPEN modes available in COBOL?

Sun Life,

4 24096

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

11 32659

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

Accenture, Patni,

5 34103

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Un-Answered Questions { COBOL }

What is cobol?

1294

Write the code implementing the perform … varying.

1122

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

2400

How can i load all the data from a file to Table (array) in cobol.How i manage the occurs clause with out reading the file.Any options avilable ? Please can any one help me it is urgent?

2634

What is perform what is varying?

1224

What are literals?

1185

What is the LINKAGE SECTION used in COBOL?

1608

Which is not true about evaluate statement

2515

Give some examples of command terminators?

1327

Explain how will you differentiate between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc

1311

What is rmode(24)

1199

What rules are to be followed while using the corresponding options?

1127

Have you used comp and comp-3 in your project? And how?

2526

What is the difference between Call and a Link?

1267

In which area will you utilize 88 level items in cobol?

1212

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