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COBOL Programming and Performance
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Even though the main program does not contain any input or output statements, it can reference the record area of the file
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In COBOL, record areas defined in the FILE SECTION of the DATA DIVISION are accessible to the main program regardless of whether it contains explicit I/O statements. These record areas are part of the program's data storage and can be manipulated like any other data area. The statement is true - I/O statements are for accessing external files, not for accessing internal record areas.