COBOL Interview Questions
- What does EXIT do?
- What is COMP SYNC?
- What is file status 39?
- What is binary search?
- What is 77 level used for?
- What is 88 level used for?
- What is level 66 used for?
- What is COMP-1? COMP-2?
- How is sign stored in a COMP field?
- How is sign stored in a comp-3 field?
- What does passing BY VALUE mean?
- What is an explicit scope terminator?
- When would you use in-line perform?
- Why cannot Occurs be used in 01 level?
- What do you do to resolve SOC-7 error?
- When is a scope terminator mandatory?
- Name the divisions in a COBOL program?
- What is the use of EVALUATE statement?
- What is a scope terminator? Give examples.
- How do you define a table/array in COBOL?
- What does the IS NUMERIC clause establish?
- What is the function of a delimiter in STRING?
- How many dimensions are allowed for a table?
- What is the difference between COMP & COMP-3?
- How many bytes will a S9 (8) COMP field occupy?
- How do you define a variable of COMP-1? COMP-2?
- What should be the sorting order for SEARCH ALL?
- How do you come out of an EVALUATE statement?
- What is the difference between index and subscript?
- How many bytes does a S9 (7) COMP-3 field occupy?
- What are the different data types available in COBOL?
- What are the possible causes for S0C1 & S0C4 abends?
- What are the different forms of EVALUATE statement?
- What is the difference between SEARCH and SEARCH ALL?
- What is the maximum value that can be stored in S9 (8) COMP?
- What is the difference between CONTINUE & NEXT SENTENCE?
- How do you define a sort file in JCL that runs the COBOL program?
- How many bytes does a S9 (7) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE field occupy?
- How will you count the number of characters in a null-terminated string?
- What are the steps you go through while creating a COBOL program executable?