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Explain the differences between VSAM and Non-VSAM files
(i) The ISPF panel or a standard JCL is used for creation of a NON VSAM dataset. The AMS program is used to create the VSAM files. (ii) The information about the Non-VSAM files is stored as dataset labels in the VTOC, while the information of VSAM files is stored in Catalogs. (iii)The dataset organization's in Non-VSAM files are sequential (physical), Indexed Sequential, Direct and partitioned. The...
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What is the WORKING-STORAGE SECTION in Cobol?
A place to reserve storage for data that is not part of the program's input or output. This area contains fields that are used as temporary storage while the program is executing. Some temporary storage variables include: switches, flags, fields containing textual comments, fields to accumulate numeric totals.
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Where is a period required in Cobol?
At the end of the word DIVISION At the end of the word SECTION At the end of paragraph names coded in Area A To denote the end of a sentence To denote the end of an entry After the last statement in each paragraph