Madurai Kamraj University (MKU) 2005 Post Graduate Diploma Computer Application II - COBOLAND DATOCESSING - Question Paper

PART- A ans ALL ques. (20 x two =40 marks)

1. What is data processing? List the advantages of electronic data processing.
2. What is the significance of figurative constant?
3. What is the acronym for COBOL and CODASYL?
4. List down the different operators of COBOL.
5. What is the significance of FILLER clause?
6. Write a short note on PICTURE clause.
7. provide the syntax of File Description entry.
8. provide the syntax of DIVIDE Verb.
9. State the purpose of JUSTIFIED clause.
10. Write the syntax of ACCEPT statement with an example.
11. What is the purpose of level number 66?
12. List the different verbs of File I/O.
13. Mention the usage of sign condition with the help of its syntax.
14. provide 1 example to condition-name condition.
15. What is the purpose of EXIT statement?
16. What is the significance of INDEXED BY phrase?
17. provide the syntax of FD entry for variable length records.
18. What is meant by file updation?
19. What is the purpose of RETURN statement?
20. What is the purpose of ALTERNATE RECORD KEY?

PART B ans ALL ques. (5 x 12 =60 marks)

21. (a) discuss the various editing features of COBOL. Or (b) Briefly discuss
about level structure and PICTURE clause.

22. (a) State the rules governing the condition name condition and also discuss
with suitable example. Or (b) Write a program to calculate Sales Commission for
sales amount. The sales commission is calculated using the subsequent conditions.
Sales amount < 1,000, Commission is 2% of Sales amount Sales amount>= 1,000 and <
5,000, Commission is 5% of Sales amount Sales amount >= 5,000, Commission is 10%
of sales amount.

23. (a) Write a note on : (i) SET(ii) SEARCH verb. Or (b) A company has 3
categories of employees. Category one gets 30% of salary as HRA Category two gets
20% of salary as HRA Category three gets 15% of salary as HRA provided employee
name, category and salary. Write a program using go to with depending on to
compute and print Gross salary of every employee.

24. a)Explain any 4 procedure division statements of Relative file. Or (b)
explain the SORT verb. provide a suitable program example.

25. (a) Write a program to create a sequential file with the fields: Serial number,
name, sex, department and designation. Using this file create 2 more files
called MALE and FEMALE. Those records whose sex value is male, write it in
the MALE file. Those records whose sex value is female, write it in the FEMALE
file. Or (b) Write a program to prepare electricity bill for a consumer. The bill
must have the subsequent fields. (i) Consumer number (ii) Initial metre studying (iii)
Final metre studying (iv) Units Consumed (v) Amount. The amount is computed
using the subsequent conditions: (1) Rate above 200 units is Rs. 2/unit (2) Rate upto 100
units is 75 paise/unit (3) Rate from 101-200 units is Re. l/unit Every consumer must pay a
minimum of Rs.20

Earning:   Approval pending.