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  COBOL Tutorial: (Based on M.G. University - BCA Programme)  
 
UNIT 3: INTRODUCTION TO COBOL
 
 
History of COBOL
 
 
COBOL Coding Sheet
 
 
Basic Structure of a COBOL Program
 
 
COBOL Words
, Data Names and Identifiers, Literals
 
 
Identification Division
and Environment Division
 
 
Data Division
 
 
Level Numbers
and Data Description Entry
 
 
Picture Clause
 
 
Editing Picture Clause
 
 

UNIT 4: PROCEDURE DIVISION
 
 
MOVE Verb

 
 
ARITHMETIC Verbs
:
ADD Verb, SUBTRACT Verb, MULTIPLY Verb, DIVIDE Verb and COMPUTE Verb
 
 
INPUT and OUTPUT Verbs
:
OPEN & CLOSE Verbs, READ Verb, WRITE Verb, ACCEPT & DISPLAY
 
 
Conditional Statements
:
IF Statement, IF .. ELSE .. Statement and Nested IF Statement
 
 
Conditions
:
Relational Condition, Sign Condition, Class Condition,
Condition-Name Condition, Negated Simple Condition and
Compound Condition
 
 
Sequence Control Verbs
:
GO TO Verb, STOP RUN
 
 
Corresponding Option
:
MOVE CORRESPONDING, ADD and SUBTRACT CORRESPONDING
 
 
Table Handling
:
OCCURS CLAUSE AND SUBSCRIPTING
 
 
PERFORM Statements
:
Simple PERFORM Statement,
PERFORM With TIMES Option,
PERFORM With UNTIL Option,
PERFORM With VARYING Option,
PERFORM With VARYING - AFTER Option
 
 
GO TO with DEPENDING ON phrase
 
     
 

UNIT 5: SEQUENTIAL FILES AND FILE PROGRAMS
 
 
FILE CHARACTERISTICS
 
 
FILE CONTROL Entries for Sequential Files
 
 
FILE DESCRIPTION Entries
 
 
INPUT OUTPUT Statements for Sequential Files
 
 
SORTING and MERGING of Files