Multiple choice technology mainframe On a cobol coding form what was the meaning of an asterisk in column 7? The last line is continued. None of the items listed. A data definition follows. The line is a comment. Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation In fixed-format COBOL, column 7 is the indicator area. An asterisk (*) in column 7 indicates that the entire line is a comment, which is ignored by the compiler. Other indicators include '-' for continuation and '/' for page eject.