Course Outline

 

Topic	Class Notes
Introduction An Overview of Computer Programming. The Applications Program Development Process. The Nature of Cobol. History of Cobol. Techniques for Improving Program Design. A Sample of Cobol Program.	Download
Cobol Language Fundamentals Basic Structure of A Cobol Program. Coding Requirements of the Identification Division. The Section of the Environment Division. Assigning Files to Devices in the Environment Division.	Download
The Data Division The File Section of the Data Division. Types of Data. The Working-Storage Section of the Data Division.	Download
The Procedure Division The Format of the Procedure Division. Statements Typically Coded in the Main Module. Open, Read, Perform .. Until, Close, Stop Run. Statements Typically Coded for Processing Input Records and Producing Output. Move, Write. Comments in Cobol.	Download
Designing and Debugging Cobol Programs Flowcharts and Pseudocode. The four Logical Control Structures. Sequence, Selection, Iteration, and Case Structure. Debugging Programs. Syntax Errors. Logic Errors. Designing Test Data that is Comprehensive and Realistic. Checking for Logic Errors Using the DISPLAY Statement.	Download
Moving Data and Printing Information The Instruction Formats of the Move Statement. Numeric Move Sending and receiving fields Having the Same PIC Clauses, Different Clauses. Moving Integer, and Decimal portions of Numeric Field. Moving Numeric Literals to Numeric Fields. Nonnumeric of Alphanumeric Move. Other Options of the Move Statement. Move Corresponding Statement. Performing multiple Moves with a Single Statement. Referencing Segments of a Field using Cobol 85 Checking for Logic Errors Using the DISPLAY Statement. Printing Output. Defining Print Records in WORKING-STORAGE and Printing Decimal Points, Dollar Signs, Suppressing Leading Zeros, Asterisks, Plus or Minus Signs, Debit or Credit Symbols, Blank when zero, Headings, Total Lines, Page Numbers, Accepting and Printing Date. The Write .. From Statement, The Justified Right Option. The READ .. INTO Statement. Clearing Fields Using the Initialize Statement.	Download-1 Download-2
Computing in Cobol The Basic Arithmetic Verbs. Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide. Options Available With Arithmetic Verbs. Rounded, On Size Error, Not on Size Error. The Compute Statement. Use of Signed Numbers in Arithmetic Operations	Download
Decision Making Using The IF and EVALUATE Statements Selection Using a Simple IF Statement. Selection Using Other Options of the IF statement. Nested Conditional, Compound Conditional, OR, AND, Sign and Clauses Test, Negating Conditionals. The Cobol 85 EVALUATE Statement: Using thee CASE structure as an Alternative to Selection.	Download
Iteration : Beyond the Basic PERFORM The Simple Perform, The Nested Perform, and Executing a Group of Paragraphs with a Simple Perform. The Use and the Misuse of the GO Statement The Exit Statement. Iteration Using Other Types of Performs such as Perform .. Until, Perform .. Varying. Using Nested Perform .. Varying Statements.. A Review of Scope Terminators.	Download