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How can I delete a record from an ESDS file?

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  1. Just go with normal delete process it will go fine.

  2. Can delete only if the record is obtained by a random read.

  3. Are you nuts? How can you delete a record from a ESDS file?

  4. Using SORT utility

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Correct Option: C

OCCURS clause cannot be used in 01 Level
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  1. Occurs clause in 01 cant be done because 01 is the top most level.

  2. Who said so, you can use it, I bet!

  3. Occurs clause is there to repeat fields with same format, not the records.

  4. Stack will over flow.

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Correct Option: C

EXIT - What does it do?

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  1. Does Nothing!

  2. Terminates the program.

  3. Terminates the paragraph.

  4. Terminates the loop.

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Correct Option: A

Maximum number of steps a job can have is
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  1. Unlimited

  2. 255

  3. 125

  4. Limited to business requirement

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Correct Option: B

What if you code GO BACK instead of STOP RUN in a independent COBOL program
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  1. What's the problem in it? Will go fine!

  2. Program goes in infinite loop.

  3. Program will not execute.

  4. Compiler throws error.

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Correct Option: B

How do you define COMP-1 / COMP-2?
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  1. DEFINE WS-VAR PIC(9) COMP-1

  2. 01 WS-VAR PIC(9) COMP-1

  3. 01 WS-VAR USAGE COMP-1

  4. Author should learn COBOL

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Correct Option: C

JUSTIFIED can be used only with the following data types :
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  1. ALPHABETIC, ALPHANUMERIC

  2. ALPHABETIC, ALPHANUMERIC, NUMERIC

  3. ALPHABETIC, NUMERIC

  4. ALPHANUMERIC, NUMERIC

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Correct Option: A

REDEFINE X(250) by X(245) - Is it possible
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  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. X(245) can be refined to X(250)

  4. Author should learn COBOL

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Correct Option: A

Modes to OPEN a file for writing :
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  1. INPUT

  2. I-O, OUTPUT

  3. I-O, OUTPUT, EXTEND

  4. OUTPUT, EXTEND

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Correct Option: D

Maximum number of in-stream procedures in a JCL can be

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  1. As usual, Unlimited.

  2. 1

  3. 15

  4. 255

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Correct Option: C