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How many bytes will be used to store data internally for a variable defined as PIC S9(8)V99 Comp-3?
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  1. 10

  2. 6

  3. 5

  4. 11

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Correct Option: B

How many number of bytes will be utilized in the below group variable EMP-RECORD? 01 EMP-RECORD. 02 EMP-DATA1. 03 EMP-NAME PIC X(10). 03 EMP-SAL PIC 9(04). 02 EMP-DATA2 REDEFINES EMP-DATA1. 03 EMP-N1 PIC X(12). 03 EMP-N2 PIC 9(02). 02 EMP-DATA3. 03 EPT1 PIC X(02). 03 DEPT2 PIC X(02).
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  1. 14

  2. 16

  3. 18

  4. 32

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Correct Option: C

EVALUATE WS-INPUT WHEN 1 WHEN 2 DISPLAY ‘OPTION 2’ WHEN 3 DISPLAY ‘OPTION 3’ WHEN OTHER DISPLAY ‘OTHER’ END-EVALUATE What will be displayed when WS-INPUT is 1?
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  1. Nothing will be displayed

  2. OPTION 2

  3. OPTION 3

  4. OTHER

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Correct Option: B

MAIN-PARA. MOVE 10 TO WS-CTR PERFORM PARA-1 WS-CTR TIMES END-PERFORM. PARA-1. MOVE 20 TO WS-CTR. How many times the PARA-1 will be performed when the above code is executed?
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  1. 10

  2. 20

  3. 1

  4. None

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Correct Option: A

Can we redefine an existing X(100) field with a new field of X(200)?
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  1. Yes

  2. No

  3. None of the above

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

What is the maximum length that can be defined for a Numeric field?
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  1. 36

  2. 18

  3. 32000

  4. No Limit

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Correct Option: B

02 A PIC 9(5) VALUE 1234. 02 B PIC ZZ999. In Procedure Divison, MOVE A TO B DISPLAY B. What will be displayed with above display statement?
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  1. 01234

  2. 00123

  3. 1234

  4. 123

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Correct Option: C

SET A TO B. Which one of the following is correct, after execution of above statement?
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  1. Contents of A will be moved to B

  2. Contents of B will be moved to A

  3. Statement will give an error

  4. None

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Correct Option: B

In Working Storage section, 02 A PIC 9 VALUE 2. 02 B REDEFINES A PIC 9. 02 C REDEFINES A PIC 9. Following statement is present in Procedure Division. Compute A = B + C What will be the values in A, B and C after executing the above statement?
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  1. A=4, B=2, C=4

  2. A=4, B=4, C=4

  3. A=2, B=2, C=2

  4. Statement will be errored out.

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Correct Option: B

DISPLAY 'This is COBOL Test' The above statement is coded in a COBOL program. Where will the text be displayed, when this program is executed?
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  1. The media/resource that is assigned to SYSPRINT DD name in JCL

  2. The media/resource that is assigned to SYSOUT DD name in JCL

  3. Always prints on Spool Screen

  4. Always prints on Printer

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Correct Option: B