Cobol Programming B.C.A Question Paper : ideunom.ac.in

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Degree : B.C.A
Department : Computer Application
Subject :Cobol Programming
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IDEUNOM Cobol Programming Question Paper

OCTOBER 2011 U/ID 14673/NCK
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5 ´ 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

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1. Describe on Literals and figurative constants.
2. Write about Environment Division.
3. Explain the various conditional verbs.
4. Explain with an examples of SET and SEARCH verbs.
5. Write a note on ‘Data validation design and coding ’.
6. Explain the syntax of COMPUTE and ON SIZE Error option with an example.
7. Discuss on CLOSE and ACCEPT statements.
8. Write a note on ‘DATA DIVISION’.

PART B — (3 ´ 20 = 60 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Explain the various PICTURE clauses with an examples.
10. Describe the different types of Arithmetic verbs in COBOL.
11. Illustrate with an example of processing multidimensional tables.
12. Describe the following :
(a) MERGE verb
b) Input and Output procedure in SORT statement.
13. Write short notes on :
(a) Indexed file processing
(b) Master-Transaction file processing.

OCTOBER 2013

U/ID 14673/NCK
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss the features of the first two divisions in COBOL.
2. (a) What is editing picture clause?
(b) Write down any four edited picture character with an example.
3. Write down the syntax, examples for IF statement and Nested IF statement.
4. How tables are handled in COBOL? Give an example.
5. Write a COBOL program to add the first 20 natural numbers using Perform Statement.
6. Explain the GO TO… DEPENDING ON STATEMENT Statement with suitable example.
7. Write the syntax and uses for SORT verb with suitable example.
8. Write the syntax and uses for declarative statement with an example.

PART B — (3 ´ 20 = 60 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
All questions carry equal marks
9. Explain the DIVIDE verb in all possible options in Cobol with an example.
10. Explain the following terms :
(a) Condition names
(b) Move corresponding statements.
11. Explain SEARCH and SET verbs with examples.
12. Write a program in COBOL to find the largest among the three values.
13. What are the major differences between GO TO and PERFORM Explain

OCTOBER 2012

U/ID 14673/NCK
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A : (5 ´ 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.

1. Explain the structure of a Cobol program.
2. Write about Working Storage Section and File Section.
3. Explain the various forms of Move statement and Compute verb.
4. Explain about Level structure and Sequence control verb.
5. Explain on Sign and Justified Clauses.
6. Illustrate with an example of Occurs Clause and Renames Clause.
7. Explain with examples of Alter and Exit statements.
8. Write about Merge verb and Sort statement with examples.

PART B : (3 ´ 20 = 60 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Describe with examples of Editing characters in Cobol.
10. Explain the various types of Input and Output verbs.
11. Describe in detail about Perform verb and Table handling.
12. Discuss the following:
(a) Assigning values to table elements
(b) Multi-dimensional tables.
13. Discuss the concept of indexed sequential files.

MAY 2011

U/ID 14673/NCK
Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 marks
PART A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Write a note on literals and figurative constants.
2. Describe the general format of CONFIGURATION SECTION.
3. Explain the Working-storage section and File Section.
4. Write about Data Description Entries.
5. Explain with an example of file description.
6. Explain the following verbs : GOTO, ALTER, COMPUTE, ACCEPT.
7. Describe the following : REDEFINES, RENAMES and SIGN clause.
8. Explain about PERFORM and SEARCH statements with an example.

PART B : (3 × 20 = 60 marks)
Answer any THREE questions.
9. Describe the structures of the PROCEDURE DIVISION, MOVE and Arithmetic verbs.
10. Explain the various input/output verbs in detail.
11. Discuss the various options of OCCURS clause and MERGE verb in detail.

12. Discuss the following :
(a) Data validation design and coding
(b) Processing arrays.
13. Explain the program management and master transaction file processing.