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Introducing COBOL

Course Status: Released
Course Language: English
Course Duration: 4 Hours
Deployment Options: Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

Audience
Students wishing to learn COBOL or to review particular divisions or components of COBOL
Prerequisites
A general familiarity with IT concepts
Course Aim
To introduce students to COBOL programming
Learning Objectives
Explain the basic computing process concepts.
Differentiate between the use of interpreters and compilers.
Identify the main program types.
Appreciate the different COBOL standards.
Understand COBOL indentation and punctuation.
Understand the COBOL character set.
Explain the concept of reserved words.
Display a basic appreciation of COBOL divisions.
Explain the IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
Explain the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
Topics Covered
Computer languages and programs
- Basic computing process concepts
- Use of interpreters and compilers
- Program types
COBOL
- Overview
- COBOL standards
- The future of COBOL
COBOL constructs
- Indentation and punctuation
- The COBOL character set
- Reserved words
Program layout
- Introducing COBOL divisions
- IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
- ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
- Hands-on: Creating a program