Question 1: What is the importance of PICTURE clause in a COBOL program? Describe its use with illustrations.
Question 2: What character codes can be employed in the PICTURE clause? Describe each with appropriate examples.
Question 3: What do you mean by VALUE clause? Describe its use with illustration.
Question 4: What are the various formats of internal storage you can specify by using the USAGE clause? Describe each with appropriate examples.
Question 5: Compare and contrast the REDEFINES and RENAMES clauses.
Question 6: What is the significance of FILLER clause? Describe with appropriate illustrations.
Question 7: When do you require qualifiers to qualify a data name? Give illustration.
Question 8: What is the requirement of JUSTIFIED clause? Describe with illustration.