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In what mode the file should be OPENed to Rewrite/ Delete records in a File?

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  1. OUTPUT

  2. EXTEND

  3. I-O

  4. INPUT

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Correct Option: C

02 A PIC 9(5)V99 VALUE 234.56. MOVE A TO B DISPLAY B If we want to display the content of A as "$ 234.56-", how should we declare the variable B?

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  1. PIC $ZZZZ9.99-

  2. PIC $$$$9V99-

  3. PIC -$9(6).99

  4. PIC $9(6).99-

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Correct Option: A

RESULT = 0 PERFORM VARYING C FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL C = 6 COMPUTE RESULT = RESULT + 1 END-PERFORM What is the content of RESULT, after completion of above statements?
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  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 6

  4. 1

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Correct Option: B

In a COBOL program, the following statements are coded: CALL 'PROGRAMB' USING A, B, C END-CALL. What is the significance of the END-CALL in the above CALL Statement?
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  1. All the woking staorage variables in ProgramB will be initialized when the Program B execution is completed.

  2. Nothing will happen. It is just coded to indicate the end of CALL statement.

  3. Areas A, B and C will be initialized when the Program B execution is completed.

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

A COBOL Program (Program A) calls Program B. What will happen, If STOP RUN is issued at the end of Program B?

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  1. The Control will come back to Program A.

  2. The control will NOT come back to Program A and Program B will terminates immediately at the STOP RUN Statement.

  3. Program B abends abnormally.

  4. Infinite Loop

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Correct Option: B

What abend will be hit when a COBOL program is trying to move Alphabetic Data into Numeric fields?

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  1. S0C1

  2. S0C4

  3. S0C7

  4. S0CB

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Correct Option: C

Can we execute a COBOL program both from an Online Program (CICS) and Batch Program (JOB)?
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  1. Yes, Always Possible

  2. Yes, Only when the COBOL program contains CICS and Batch common verbs/statements

  3. No. Never Possible

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

How many Bytes will be assigned for a field which is defined with S9(6) COMP usage?
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  1. 2

  2. 4

  3. 6

  4. 8

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Correct Option: B

How many bytes will be assigned to a field which is defined with USAGE POINTER?
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  1. 4

  2. 6

  3. 8

  4. 10

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Correct Option: A

we can display the index variable like normal cobol variable

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B