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Question: 
 ..................... word cannot be a user-defined COBOL word.

1.ACCEPT

2. TUTORIAL

3. WS-ACCEPT

4. WS-DISPLAY

Question: 
 ..................... word cannot be a user-defined COBOL word.

1.ACCEPT

2. TUTORIAL

3. WS-ACCEPT

4. WS-DISPLAY

Question: 
 Cobol and fortran came in which generation?

1.First Generation

2. Second Generation

3. Third Generation

4. Fourth Generation

Question: 
 Cobol and fortran came in which generation?

1.First Generation

2. Second Generation

3. Third Generation

4. Fourth Generation

Question: 
 Select variable, which is accessible only to the batch program?

1.Local

2. Global

3. Internal

4. External

Question: 
 Select variable, which is accessible only to the batch program?

1.Local

2. Global

3. Internal

4. External

Question: 
 We use .................. to develop commercial applications that require precise and efficient manipulation of data.

1.Java

2. Pascal

3. COBOL

4. FORTRAN

Question: 
 We use .................. to develop commercial applications that require precise and efficient manipulation of data.

1.Java

2. Pascal

3. COBOL

4. FORTRAN

Question: 
 What is the maximum length of Parm Parameter?

1.75

2.100

3.125

4. None of above

Question: 
 What is the maximum length of Parm Parameter?

1.75

2.100

3.125

4. None of above

Question: 
 Which of the following cobol verb is used while updating a file?

1.Read

2. Write

3.Rewrite

4. Update

Question: 
 Which of the following cobol verb is used while updating a file?

1.Read

2. Write

3.Rewrite

4. Update

Question: 
 Which of the following division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1.Data Division

2. Procedure Division

3. Environment Division

4. Identification Division

Question: 
 Which of the following division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1.Data Division

2. Procedure Division

3. Environment Division

4. Identification Division

Question: 
 Which of the following is not a data type in COBOL?

1.float

2. numeric

3. alphabetic

4. alphanumeric

Question: 
 Which of the following is not a data type in COBOL?

1.float

2. numeric

3. alphabetic

4. alphanumeric

Question: 
 Who created cobol programming language?

1.ISO

2.CODASYL

3. ANSI

4.All of the Above

Question: 
 Who created cobol programming language?

1.ISO

2.CODASYL

3. ANSI

4.All of the Above

Question: 
Cobol stands for ..............

1.Common Business Object Language

2. Common Business Oriented Language

3. Common Beneficial Object Language

4. None of above

Question: 
Cobol stands for ..............

1.Common Business Object Language

2. Common Business Oriented Language

3. Common Beneficial Object Language

4. None of above

Question: 
COBOL was designed in ......................

1.1959

2.1958

3.1957

4.1960

Question: 
COBOL was designed in ......................

1.1959

2.1958

3.1957

4.1960

Question: 
How many bytes will a S9(8) COMP field occupy?

1.2 bytes

2. 4 bytes

3. 8 bytes

4.6 bytes

Question: 
How many bytes will a S9(8) COMP field occupy?

1.2 bytes

2. 4 bytes

3. 8 bytes

4.6 bytes

Question: 
How records are stored & accessed in relative file organization?

1.Directly

2. Sequentially

3. Relative address

4. None of above

Question: 
How records are stored & accessed in relative file organization?

1.Directly

2. Sequentially

3. Relative address

4. None of above

Question: 
The data division is used to ................. in COBOL.

1.File control

2. Declare variables

3. Declare program id

4. Input-Output section

Question: 
The data division is used to ................. in COBOL.

1.File control

2. Declare variables

3. Declare program id

4. Input-Output section

Question: 
We write logic of the program in ......................Division.

1.DATA DIVISION

2. IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

3. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

4. PROCEDURE DIVISION.

Question: 
We write logic of the program in ......................Division.

1.DATA DIVISION

2. IDENTIFICATION DIVISION

3. ENVIRONMENT DIVISION

4. PROCEDURE DIVISION.

Question: 
What cobol is used for?

1.Business

2. Finance

3. Administrative systems

4. All of the Above

Question: 
What cobol is used for?

1.Business

2. Finance

3. Administrative systems

4. All of the Above

Question: 
What is the file extension of cobol?

1..cbl

2..cob

3. .cpy

4. All of the Above

Question: 
What is the file extension of cobol?

1..cbl

2..cob

3. .cpy

4. All of the Above

Question: 
Which division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1.Data Division

2. Environment Division

3. Procedure Division

4. Identification Division

Question: 
Which division is used to specify the computer used by the program?

1.Data Division

2. Environment Division

3. Procedure Division

4. Identification Division

Question: 
Which verb is used to alter the value of index in COBOL?

1.Set

2.Alter

3. Move

4. None of above

Question: 
Which verb is used to alter the value of index in COBOL?

1.Set

2.Alter

3. Move

4. None of above

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