INTRODUCTION
COBOL was developed in 1959 by a group called CODASYL (COnference on DAta SYstem Language).
First COBOL Compiler was released in 1962.
First ANSI approved version in 1968. i.e. COBOL-68.
Revised ANSI approved version in 1974. i.e. COBOL-74.
Latest version of COBOL in 1985. i.e. COBOL-85.
It is developed mainly for business applications like banking, insurance, etc..
COBOL is known as a structured programming language, because it allows programmers to divide the modules and put them into different paragraphs in a more efficient way.
Features of COBOL:
- Suitable for Business Applications.
- It can efficiently handle large volume of Data.
- Very much English like Language.
- Platform independent. (i.e. execute on any OS)
- It is very lengthy coding programming language.
- It can not be used for scientific calculations.
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CHAPTER 1. STRUCTURE OF COBOL
CHAPTER 2. IDENTIFICATION AND ENVIRONMENT DIVISIONS
CHAPTER 3. DATA DIVISION.
CHAPTER 4. ADVANCED DATA DECLARATION
CHAPTER 5. PROCEDURE DIVISION.
CHAPTER 6. COBOL VERBS.
CHAPTER 7. TABLE HANDLING.
CHAPTER 8. FILE HANDLING.
CHAPTER 9. SORTING AND MERGING OF FILES.
CHAPTER 10. COBOL COMPILATION.
CHAPTER 11. FILE STATUS CODES.
CHAPTER 12. COBOL PROGRAMS.
CHAPTER 13. FAQ's ON COBOL
