Multiple choice technology mainframe

WHICH OF THE FOLLWING STATEMENT IS USED FOR THE SKIP SEQUENTIAL FILE PROCESSING?

  1. SELECT

  2. POINT

  3. READ

  4. GET
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Explanation

POINT is the EasyTrieve statement used for skip sequential file processing. It allows positioning to a specific record location in a file, enabling efficient access without reading all preceding records sequentially. SELECT, READ, and GET have different purposes in file operations.

AI explanation

In COBOL, the POINT statement is used with sequential (indexed/relative) files to reposition the file pointer, effectively skipping records without reading them into a record area. READ and GET actually retrieve a record's data, and SELECT is only used at file-definition time, so neither fits the 'skip without processing' behavior being asked about.

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