- What is a data division in COBOL?
- How do you define variables in COBOL?
- What is the maximum size of a variable in COBOL?
- What are the different data types available in COBOL?
- How do you handle errors in COBOL?
- What is the purpose of a program-id in COBOL?
- How do you create a new file in COBOL?
- What is a record in COBOL?
- How do you read data from a file in COBOL?
- How do you write data to a file in COBOL?
- What is a move statement in COBOL?
- What is a conditional statement in COBOL?
- How do you use loops in COBOL?
- What is a paragraph in COBOL?
- How do you call a subroutine in COBOL?
- What is a copybook in COBOL?
- How do you use a copybook in COBOL?
- How do you use the inspect verb in COBOL?
- What is the significance of level numbers in COBOL?
- What is a working-storage section in COBOL?
- How do you use the evaluate statement in COBOL?
- How do you use the perform statement in COBOL?
- What is a procedure division in COBOL?
- How do you compile a COBOL program?
- What is the difference between static and dynamic call in COBOL?
- How do you define a table in COBOL?
- What is the difference between SEARCH and SEARCH ALL in COBOL?
- What is the difference between READ and READ NEXT in COBOL?
- What is the difference between an array and a table in COBOL?
- What is the difference between CALL and LINK in COBOL?
- What is the difference between a sequential and a relative file in COBOL?
- What is the difference between a read-only and a read-write file in COBOL?
- What is the use of the ACCEPT statement in COBOL, and what are the possible options for input data validation?
- How do you declare and use a data structure in COBOL, and what is its purpose?
- How do you work with external files in COBOL, and what are the different types of file organizations available?
- What is the use of the COMPUTE statement in COBOL, and how is it different from the MOVE and ADD statements?
- How do you handle character string manipulation in COBOL, and what are the different string manipulation verbs available?
- What is the use of the PERFORM VARYING statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to implement loops with variable counters?
- How do you handle table processing in COBOL, and what are the different table manipulation verbs available?
- How do you use the EVALUATE statement in COBOL, and what are the different types of conditions that can be evaluated?
- How do you declare and use subprograms in COBOL, and what is the difference between a called and calling program?
- What is the use of the LINKAGE SECTION in COBOL, and how can it be used to share data between subprograms?
- How do you handle exception conditions in COBOL, and what are the different types of error-handling verbs available?
- How do you use the INSPECT statement in COBOL, and what are the different types of pattern matching and data manipulation options available?
- What is the use of the COPY statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to modularize and reuse code?
- How do you work with date and time values in COBOL, and what are the different data types and manipulation options available?
- What is the use of the REDEFINES clause in COBOL, and how can it be used to share data between different data types?
- How do you use the GIVING clause in COBOL, and what is its purpose?
- What is the use of the SORT statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to sort data in memory and on disk?
- How do you use the STRING statement in COBOL, and what are the different options available for string concatenation?
- What is the use of the SET statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to manipulate flags and status variables?
- How do you use the DISPLAY statement in COBOL, and what are the different formatting and alignment options available?
- What is the use of the PERFORM WITH TEST AFTER statement in COBOL?
- How do you use the SET ENVIRONMENT statement in COBOL?
- What is the use of the XML PARSE?
- What is the difference between static and dynamic memory allocation in COBOL?
- What is the difference between a transient and a persistent data queue in CICS?
- What is the use of the COPYBOOK statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to include external files and libraries?
- How do you work with database files in COBOL, and what are the different database access methods available?
- How do you use the SEARCH and SEARCH ALL statements in COBOL, and what are the different search options available?
- What is the use of the EXIT statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to terminate programs and subprograms?
- How do you use the SET ENVIRONMENT statement in COBOL, and what are the different options available for environment manipulation?
- What is the use of the ADDRESS OF and CONTENTS OF operators in COBOL, and how can they be used for pointer manipulation?
- How do you work with relative and indexed files in COBOL, and what are the different file access methods available?
- How do you use the READ UPDATE and WRITE UPDATE statements in COBOL, and what are the different locking and synchronization options available?
- What is the use of the PERFORM UNTIL statement in COBOL, and how is it different from the PERFORM VARYING statement?
- How do you use the XML GENERATE statement in COBOL, and what are the different options available for generating XML documents?
- How do you use the PERFORM WITH TEST BEFORE statement in COBOL, and what is its purpose?
- What is the use of the EVALUATE TRUE statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to implement complex conditional logic?
- How do you use the EXEC SQL statement in COBOL, and what are the different options available for embedded SQL processing?
- What is the use of the POINTER and VALUE OF operators in COBOL, and how can they be used for dynamic memory allocation and pointer manipulation?
- How do you use the HANDLE CONDITION statement in COBOL, and what are the different options available for exception handling?
- What is the use of the GOTO statement in COBOL, and how can it be used to implement non-structured programming constructs?
- How do you work with bit-level data in COBOL, and what are the different options available for bitwise operations and bit fields?
- What is the use of the PACKED-DECIMAL and COMPUTATIONAL data types in COBOL, and how are they different from other data types?
- How do you use the ACCEPT FROM and DISPLAY TO statements in COBOL, and what are the different options available for input and output redirection?