Answer / robertd903

Passing by reference, is passing the ADDRESS of a variable--to a subprogram. The subprogram is able to change the value contained in the variable.

Passing by content is passing the DATA contained within a variable--to a subprogram. The subprogram can NOT change the value of the data in the (calling program's) variable.

what do you mean by copybook? and what is the difference between the copybook which we are using in working storage and procedure division.

3 Answers   HCL, TCS,

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how do u link sub pgm to main pgm ?

2 Answers   TCS,

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What is the size of s9(19)comp3? explain

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What is IMPACT analysis?

2 Answers   IBM,

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study the data discriptions and answer the questions given below i)01 ORDER RECORD 05 OUT-HEADER PIC X(50) 05 ITEM-COUNT PIC 99 05 OUT-ITEM PIC X(20) OCCURS 1 TO 20 DEPENDING ON ITEM-COUNT ii)01 NAME-AND-ADDRESS 05 N-AND-A-LINE OCCURES 5 05 LINE-LENGTH PIC P9 05 N-AND-A-CHAR PIC X OCCURS 1 TO 20 DEPENDING ON LINE-LENGTH iii)01 SALES-LIST 05 SALESMAN-COUNT PIC 99 05 SALES PIC 9(6) OCCURS 1 TO 100 DEPENDING ON SALESMAN-COUNT iv)01 ORDER-RECORD 05 NO-OF-BRANDS PIC 99 05 BRAND-PURCHASED OCCURS 1 TO 15 DEPENDING ON NO-OF-BRANDS which of the following is true? a.i) and iii) are valid b.i) and iv) are valid c.i) and iii) are not valid d.all are valid

4 Answers   TCS,

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is it mandatory to give data division before procedure division ? wht happens if i give procedure division first thn data division ? reply soon

2 Answers   Patni,

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why mainframe we use not like java as frontend oracle as backend. or not word excel.In there also huge ammount data stored.

2 Answers   TCS,

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how can we code index in an array of cobol pgm?

1 Answers   Wipro,

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give the examples of strings in cobol

1 Answers   IBM,

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Study the DATA DIVISION entries and the three PROCEDURE DIVISION entries given below: 01 END-OF-FILE-SWITCH PIC XXX. 88 NO-MORE-RECS VALUE "YES". 88 MORE-RECS VALUE "NO". (i) READ SAMPLE-FILE AT END MOVE "YES" TO NO-MORE-RECS. (ii) IF NO-MORE-RECS = "YES" GO TO LAST-PARA. (iii) IF NO-MORE-RECS GO TO LAST-PARA. Which are wrong? (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) all

5 Answers   TCS,

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can i use multiple when statements in search & search all ? justify ur answer?

2 Answers  

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What is mean by maxcc

7 Answers   Syntel,

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