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All the divisions should be start from?
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  1. 12-72

  2. 11-18

  3. Area B

  4. Area A

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following errors are possible within a COBOL if statement?
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  1. Infinite loop

  2. Logical Error

  3. Runtime Error

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D

What is the DISPOSITION of a dataset if the DISP field is not coded in the JCL?
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  1. (NEW,CATLG,CATLG)

  2. (NEW,DELETE,DELETE)

  3. (NEW,CATLG,DELETE)

  4. (OLD,CATLG,UNCATLG)

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Correct Option: B

What does TIME=1440 mean on a job card?
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  1. CPU time is 1440

  2. Run time is 1440

  3. No CPU limit for the job

  4. Gives S322 abend after 1440 cpu time

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Correct Option: C

TYPE=SCAN What does it do?
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  1. Scans JCL for errors

  2. Invalid Syntax

  3. Scans for previous executing jobs

  4. Does nothing

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Correct Option: A

There is a file whose ORGANISATION is INDEXED.you want to read the records from the file in RANDOM fashion as well as sequentially, then which of the access mode would you specify?
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  1. SEQUENTIAL

  2. RANDOM

  3. DYNAMIC

  4. ACCESS MODE has nothing to do with it

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Correct Option: C

How many bytes does a S9(7) SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE field occupy ?
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  1. 6

  2. 7

  3. 8

  4. 4

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following addition statements is invalid?
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  1. Add 1, 2, 3 To Field-1.

  2. Add 1 To Field-1, Field-2.

  3. Add Field-1, 3 Giving Field-2.

  4. Add Field-1 To Field-2 Giving 3.

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Correct Option: D

If Data-A = 1 and Data-B = 2 and Data-C = 3, which of the following conditions is true?
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  1. Data-A < Data-B And Data-C < Data-A

  2. Data-B > Data-C Or Data-A > Data-C

  3. Data-A < Data-B And Data-C

  4. Data-A < Data-B And Data-A > Data-C

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Correct Option: C

Consider the following COBOL entries: 05 X PIC 99 VALUE 10. SUBTRACT 20 FROM X. The resultant value of X will be ?

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  1. Abends

  2. -10

  3. 10

  4. Syntax error

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Correct Option: C