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When we use INTIALIZE verb to intialize group verbs,group elements which are FILLERs will not be intialized

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The INITIALIZE verb in COBOL explicitly does NOT initialize FILLER items. FILLER is a reserved word that denotes unnamed data items, and INITIALIZE only initializes items with names. This is documented behavior in the COBOL language specification to preserve FILLER areas which often contain formatting or spacing.

AI explanation

The statement is TRUE, so 'False' is marked wrong. Per IBM Enterprise COBOL and the language standard, the INITIALIZE verb by default does NOT affect FILLER (unnamed) items; it also skips items with a REDEFINES clause and OCCURS DEPENDING ON. FILLER items are only initialized if you add the 'WITH FILLER' phrase (INITIALIZE ... WITH FILLER). Therefore, when INITIALIZE is applied to a group item, the FILLER elements within that group are left untouched by default — exactly what the statement says. The correct answer is 'True' (id 537607).

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