The specific text format COBOL uses which requires explaining zones or areas.
Fixed Text Format (specifically mentioning zones/areas)
The category of keywords used in COBOL to improve readability without affecting the
logic (e.g., “IS”).
Noise Words (keywords used for readability like “IS”)
The type of program used to translate COBOL source code into machine-readable
format.
Compiler
The data structure used to handle ordered lists of data, often defined in the Data
Division.
Arrays
The section of the manuscript that covers hardware implementations like IBM or VAX.
Hardware Implementation
COBOL is considered a “Free Format” language where indentation and
zones do not matter.
False
A COBOL manuscript must include a table of contents and a cover page.
True
COBOL supports complex data structures such as Trees and Graphs.
True
“Implicit” and “Explicit” are two ways to declare constants and variables
in a programming language.
True
Parallel processes and Coroutines are types of control-level structures.
True
If you need to store a person’s name that is exactly 20 characters long, what “Data-Level
Structure” would you use (e.g., Array, String, or Record)?
Strings (or Records/Arrays depending on how the alphanumeric data is grouped).
In an expression like IF AGE > 18 AND STATUS = ‘ACTIVE’, identify the Boolean
Operators being used.
AND (Boolean Operator).
Look at the following snippet: ADD 1 TO COUNTER. Identify the Action Keyword and
the Identifier.
Action Keyword: ADD; Identifier: COUNTER.
You want a program to repeat a calculation until a user types ‘QUIT’. Which iteration type
from the outline is best suited for this (Pre-test or Post-test)?
Iteration (Post-test) – Typically used when the loop must run at least once before
checking the “QUIT” condition.
If a large COBOL program is broken down into smaller, manageable parts to hide
complex information, what “Program Abstraction” principle is being applied?
Information Hiding (or Modular Decomposition
