Multiple choice technology mainframe

Consider the following piece of code: IF NOT INPUT-EOF IF INPUT-REC-TYPE = '55' PERFORM 2100-PROCESS-WTN ELSE NEXT SENTENCE END-IF ADD +1 TO INPUT-COUNT. PERFORM TEST-1 If the value INPUT-REC-TYPE = '00' then what will happen to the value of INPUT-COUNT?

  1. 01

  2. Will not change

  3. 56

  4. Will change
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In COBOL, NEXT SENTENCE immediately transfers control to the next sentence following the period. Because ADD +1 TO INPUT-COUNT is inside the same sentence (terminated by the period after TEST-1), transferring control to the next sentence bypasses the increment logic, leaving INPUT-COUNT unchanged.

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