Cobol for Students

Name: Cobol for Students
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ISBN: 9780340645529

ISBN-10: 0340645520

ISBN-13: 9780340645529

Edition: 4th 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Andrew Parkin, Richard Yorke

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Description:

This book has established itself as one of the most successful teaching texts on COBOL programming. It concentrates on the fundamentals of the language and goes on to extend the student's knowledge by explaining some of the more advanced features.

Book details

List price: $72.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Publication date: 12/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English




Fundamentals - Background concepts: a review


COBOL essentials


The arithmetic verbs


Transfer of control


The Data Division


Further data division entries


File handling and moving data in memory


Redefinition, subscripts


More about conditions and the PERFORM statements


Identification and Environment Divisions



Programming in COBOL - Structured programming constructs


Structured program design


Documentation


Program testing


String handling techniques


Programming interactive dialogues


Table manipulation



Further COBOL - Further general features


The report writer


Direct access files


Subprograms and nested programs


SORTing


Intrinsic functions



Appendices - Example program


A selection of practical exercises


COBOL 85 reserved words


ANS COBOL 85 language formats


Index