jcl is like a complier....?

Answer Posted / muttaiah

I can say "JCL is a compiler" since we use JCL to compile
the programs written in Cobol, PL1/ Assembler.

Since JCL acts as an intermediate between OS and
Application program most of them say as interpreter..

You can add the above stmts while answering.

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