1. Which of the following SUBTRACT statements is NOT correct? SUBTRACT AMT1 FROM
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1.
Which of the following SUBTRACT statements is NOT correct?
SUBTRACT AMT1 FROM AMT2
SUBTRACT A FROM 10
SUBTRACT AMT1 FROM 10 GIVING AMT2
SUBTRACT AMT1 AMT2 FROM AMT3
SUBTRACT AMT1 AMT2 AMT3 FROM BALANCE1 BALANCE2
2.
"Given the following statement: MULTIPLY NUM1 BY NUM2 GIVING RESULT --
If NUM1 has PIC 9(2) and NUM2 has PIC 9(3), according to the general rule-of-thumb, RESULT should have which one of the following PIC clauses?"
9
9(2)
9(3)
9(4)
9(5)
3.
Which of the following MULTIPLY statements is NOT correct?
MULTIPLY AMT1 BY AMT2 BY AMT3 GIVING TOTAL
MULTIPLY AMT1 BY AMT2
MULTIPLY 10 BY AMT
MULTIPLY 10 BY 20 GIVING TOTAL
MULTIPLY AMT1 BY 10 GIVING TOTAL
4.
Given the following statement: SUBTRACT NUM1 FROM NUM2 GIVING RESULT --
If NUM1 has PIC 9(2) and NUM2 has PIC 9(4), according to the general rule-of-thumb, RESULT should have which one of the following PIC clauses?"""
9
9(2)
9(3)
9(4)
9(5)
5.
All of the following are correct ADD statements in COBOL EXCEPT:
ADD 15 TO BALANCE
ADD BONUS TO REGULAR-PAY GIVING TOTAL-PAY
ADD REGULAR-PAY TO 500
ADD 15 20 30 GIVING AMOUNT
ADD AMOUNT1 TO 30 GIVING AMOUNT2
6.
The symbol used for exponentiation in a COMPUTE statement is
*
**
^
e
exp
7.
Which of the following COMPUTE statements is NOT correct?
COMPUTE Y = Y + 1
COMPUTE Y ROUNDED = AMT1 + AMT2
COMPUTE Y = AMT1 * AMT2 ON SIZE ERROR DISPLAY Y TOO SMALL
COMPUTE Y = AMT1 ***
COMPUTE Y = X
8.
Which operation is evaluated first in the following statement? COMPUTE Y = A ** B * (C + D) / E F
A ** B
B * C
C + D
D / E
E F
9.
Which of the following DIVIDE statements is NOT correct?
DIVIDE AMT1 INTO AMT2
DIVIDE AMT1 INTO AMT2 GIVING TOTAL
DIVIDE AMT1 BY AMT2
DIVIDE AMT1 BY AMT2 GIVING TOTAL
DIVIDE AMT1 INTO 20 GIVING TOTAL
SUBTRACT AMT1 FROM AMT2
SUBTRACT A FROM 10
SUBTRACT AMT1 FROM 10 GIVING AMT2
SUBTRACT AMT1 AMT2 FROM AMT3
SUBTRACT AMT1 AMT2 AMT3 FROM BALANCE1 BALANCE2
Explanation / Answer
1. (d) SUBTRACT A FROM 10
2. (c) 9(5)
3. (a) MULTIPLY AMT1 BY AMT2 BY AMT3 GIVING TOTAL
4. (d) 9(5)
5. (c) ADD REGULAR-PAY TO 500
6. (b) **
7. (d) COMPUTE Y = AMT1 ***
8. (c) C+D
9. (c) DIVIDE AMT1 BY AMT2
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