OpenTechBook
  • Home
  • Open Books
    • All Open Books

    • Free eBooks
    • Free Magazines
    • Free Journals

    • Submit an Open Book
  • Quizzes
Home » Quiz » COBOL Quiz

Which data type in COBOL is suitable for representing textual information?

Difficulty level
  • BOOLEAN
  • CHARACTER
  • DECIMAL
  • INTEGER
The CHARACTER data type in COBOL is used for representing textual information, such as letters, numbers, and symbols.
Add your answer
Loading...
Facebook Twitter Linkedin Reddit Pinterest
COBOL Quiz
Quiz
You are working on a COBOL program that needs to store employee records with multiple fields like name, age, and salary. Which section of the COBOL Data Division would you use to define these data items?
Your COBOL program interacts with external devices, and you want to handle errors gracefully without abruptly ending the program. Which statement is suitable for this scenario?

Related Quiz

  • The EXIT statement can include a numeric operand that specifies the ___________ code to return to the operating system.
  • In a COBOL program that handles sales transactions, you need to store the daily sales figures for each product. How would you use the OCCURS clause to accomplish this efficiently?
  • In COBOL, what is the format of the current date and time when stored in the CURRENT-DATE special register?
  • When using the REDEFINES clause in COBOL, what happens to the memory occupied by the redefined data items?
  • The CURRENT-DATE special register stores the current _____ and _____.

Leave a commentCancel

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hot Quiz

PHP QuizPython QuizNode.js QuizASP.NET Core QuizData Science Statistics QuizADO.NET QuizCheckpoint QuizServlet QuizData Modelling QuizDatabase Testing QuizAPI Testing QuizBootstrap QuizAlgorithm QuizCommvault QuizAdobe Experience Manager QuizCOBOL QuizCCNA QuizAppium QuizData Engineer QuizSpring Boot Quiz
Copyright © 2025 Open Tech Book
  • About
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • DMCA
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy