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COBOL(VS COBOL II) Series
Total Time: 17 - 34 hours
VS COBOL II: Basics Time: 3 - 6 hours COB401
VS COBOL II: Basics introduce general programming concepts and specific coding requirements for VS COBOL II.
  • Overview
  • Specifications and Instructions
  • Coding Rules
  • Practical Example
  • Compiling the Program

    • VS COBOL II: Program Structure Time: 3 - 6 hours COB402
    VS COBOL II: Program Structure describes the basic structure of VS COBOL II programs. It explains the purpose and function of all divisions in a program. It builds the sample program's Identification and Environment Divisions.
  • Overview
  • Identification Division
  • Environment Division
  • Data Division
  • Procedure Division

    • VS COBOL II: Data Structure Time: 3 - 5 hours COB403
    VS COBOL II: Data Structure describes the features of the Data Division in VS COBOL II programs. It identifies the purpose and function of the File and Working-Storage Sections. It also completes the sample program's code in the Data Division.
  • Overview
  • Data Hierarchy
  • Data Storage Working-Storage Section

    • VS COBOL II: Procedure Division Time: 4 - 9 hours COB404
    VS COBOL II: Procedure Division describes the features of the Procedure Division in VS COBOL II programs.
  • Overview
  • One-Time Tasks
  • Reading & Writing Data
  • Moving Data
  • Conditional Processing
  • Additional Specifications

    • VS COBOL II: Numerics Time: 4 - 8 hours COB405
    VS COBOL II: Numerics explains the four basic arithmetic operations and additional clauses and statements that deal with COBOL arithmetic.
  • COBOL Fundamentals Review
  • Data Specifications
  • Coding Arithmetic Statements
  • USAGE Clause
  • Getting Numeric Results

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