Multiple choice technology mainframe

Which column position is used as continuation indicator field

  1. 7

  2. 70

  3. 80

  4. 72
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Explanation

Column 72 is used as the continuation indicator field in IBM mainframe assembly language. When a non-blank character appears in column 72, it indicates that the current statement is continued on the next line, allowing long instructions to span multiple lines while columns 73-80 are reserved for sequence numbers.

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