COBOL Online Quiz

Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to COBOL Framework. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Q 1 - How is sign stored in a COMP-3 field?

Answer : D

Explanation

In COMP-3 field, sign is stored in last nibble.

Q 2 - What is the length of PIC 9.999?

Answer : C

Explanation

Length of PIC 9.999 is 5 as '.' takes 1 byte. So total 1 byte for '.' and 4 bytes for 9.

Q 3 - Which of the alphanumeric literal is invalid?

Answer : D

Explanation

'COBOL12" is invalid because inverted commas should be in pair and should be of same type.

Q 4 - Which level number we should use for RENAMES clause?

Answer : C

Explanation

66 level number is used for RENAMES.

Q 5 - What is the output of following program?

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.

DATA DIVISION.
   WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
   01 WS-NUM PIC 9(3).
   88 PASS VALUES ARE 041 THRU 100.
   88 FAIL VALUES ARE 000 THRU 40.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.
   A000-FIRST-PARA.
   MOVE 65 TO WS-NUM.
   
   IF PASS 
      DISPLAY 'Passed with ' WS-NUM ' marks'.
      
   IF FAIL 
      DISPLAY 'FAILED with ' WS-NUM 'marks'.
      
STOP RUN.

A - Compilation error

B - Passed with 065 marks

C - FAILED with 065 marks

D - None of these

Answer : B

Explanation

WS-NUM contains 65 so PASS condition is satisfied as values lies in range of 041 to 100.

You can try same code using Try it option available below:

IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. HELLO.

DATA DIVISION.
   WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
   01 WS-NUM PIC 9(3).
   88 PASS VALUES ARE 041 THRU 100.
   88 FAIL VALUES ARE 000 THRU 40.

PROCEDURE DIVISION.
   A000-FIRST-PARA.
   MOVE 65 TO WS-NUM.
   
   IF PASS 
      DISPLAY 'Passed with ' WS-NUM ' marks'.
      
   IF FAIL 
      DISPLAY 'FAILED with ' WS-NUM 'marks'.
      
STOP RUN.

Q 6 - Set statement is used to change the index value. Set verb is used to initialize, increment or decrement the index value. Is this statement true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : B

Explanation

This statement is true and it is used with Search and Search All to locate elements in table.

Q 7 - How records are stored & accessed in relative file organization?

Answer : A

Explanation

A relative file consists of records ordered by their relative address.

Q 8 - In which usage, data item is stored in pack decimal format and each digit occupies half a byte (1 nibble) and the sign is stored at the right most nibble?