How many divisions in COBOL

knsrkrajvarma · New User Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Posts: 6

I READ ONE QUESTION IN MAINFRAME FAQS THAT IS

HOW MANY DIVISIONS ARE THERE IN COBOL-JCL?

ANSWER IS SIX.

BUT I KNOW ONLY FOUR i.e 1.ID DIVISION
2.ENVIRONMENT DIVISION 3.DATA DIVISION 4.PROCEDURE DIVISION.

WHAT ARE THE OTHER TWO DIVSIONS? IS THIS QUESTION IS CORRECT
OR NOT? GIVE ME A CLARIFICATION?

narena · New User Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 18

Hi knsrkrajvarma,

As for my knowledge there are four divisions in Cobol. The Data Division contains 6 Sections.

I think the question is wrong.

lakshmi_546 · New User Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 5

HI Krishna

Actual question is How many Section in Data Division?

ok
L.K.Reddy

UNIVERSE · New User Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Mumbai

Working Storage Section
Linkage Section
File Section
Local storage Section
Screen Display Section.
Another one is missing. plzz try to find and also let me know

Regards
Universe

raguibmm · New User Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 4

file section
linkage section
working storage section
screen section
report section

therasith · New User Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 52 Location: chennai

Hai,

Your asumption is true. that is wrong answer

that is mistyped in question book
Rasith

satheesh_dharam · New User Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 1 Location: banglore

the 6th section in the data division is declaration section

mcmillan · Site Admin Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 1210 Location: India

Dear Friends,

We have corrected the mistake already, and I request you all to download the new copy of the FAQ:

ibmmainframes.com/downloads/InterviewQA.zip

Please check this link:

www.ibmmainframes.com/about1765.html

kannag · New User Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 23 Location: chennai

hi all,
this is the 6 sections in data division
1.file section
2.working-storage section
3.linkage section
4.screen section.
5.report section.
6.local-storage section

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

During the Renaissance the intellectuals of the time sat around trying to compute the number of angels that could fit on the head of a pin.

I include this nonsense ques in the same catagory. What difference does it make?

Now, if the prob was "name all the angels that can fit on the head of a pin and detail the functions each performs" you may spread some knowledge in the world.

crrindia · Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 2:56 pm

Hi Kannag, the order which you have mentioned is same order?

Thanks!
Rathna.