Multiple choice technology mainframe

what are the access mode requirements of Start statement?

  1. Sequential

  2. Dynamic

  3. Relative

  4. Index

  5. All the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

In COBOL, the START statement requires DYNAMIC access mode for indexed or relative files. Dynamic access allows both sequential and random record access, which is necessary because START positions the file for subsequent sequential read operations based on a key value.