All PC users will find this chapter extremely useful;An in-depth discussion of the revised standard COBOL-85 in a new chapter; Chapter on `Introduction to Computers` completely updated to include the latest trends and developments; Chapter on `Table Handling` thoroughly revised and more explanations included; Various features of the language have been explained with suitable examples and, wherever necessary, the basic concepts of systems analysis and design have also been discussed;Structured programming has been discussed in detail;Useful guidelines with examples have been provided for improved programming;Several complete programs have been included for an application - oriented approach;Implementation differences between different COBOL Compilers are dealt with thoroughly.Table of Contents: 1.

Introduction to Computer Systems.2.

File Concepts and Program Logic. 3.

Introduction to COBOL. 4.

Identification and Environment Division. 5.

First look at Data Division. 6.

Procedure Division and Basic Verbs. 7.

Writing Complete Programs. 8.

More about Data Division. 9.

More about Data Movement Verb and Arithmetic Verbs. 10.

Conditional and Sequence Control Verbs. 11.

Table Handling. 12.

Structured Programming. 13.

Sequential Files. 14.

Sorting and Merging of Files. 15.

More about Structured Programming. 16.

Direct Access Files. 17.

Character Handling. 18.

Report Writer. 19.

COBOL Subroutines. 20.

Segmentation and Library Facility. 21.

COBOL for Personal Computers. 22.

Features of COBOL-85. The second edition is a revised and considerably enlarged edition of a highly acclaimed text.

The salient features of this edition are :A new chapter providing a thorough discussion of MS-COBOL. All PC users will find this chapter extremely useful;An in-depth discussion of the revised standard COBOL-85 in a new chapter; Chapter on `Introduction to Computers` completely updated to include the latest trends and developments; Chapter on `Table Handling` thoroughly revised and more explanations included; Various features of the language have been explained with suitable examples and, wherever necessary, the basic concepts of systems analysis and design have also been discussed;Structured programming has been discussed in detail;Useful guidelines with examples have been provided for improved programming;Several complete programs have been included for an application - oriented approach;Implementation differences between different COBOL Compilers are dealt with thoroughly.

Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Computer Systems.

2. File Concepts and Program Logic.

3. Introduction to COBOL.

4. Identification and Environment Division.

5. First look at Data Division.

6. Procedure Division and Basic Verbs.

7. Writing Complete Programs.

8. More about Data Division.

9. More about Data Movement Verb and Arithmetic Verbs.

10. Conditional and Sequence Control Verbs.

11. Table Handling.

12. Structured Programming.

13. Sequential Files.

14. Sorting and Merging of Files.

15. More about Structured Programming.

16. Direct Access Files.

17. Character Handling.

18. Report Writer.

19. COBOL Subroutines.

20. Segmentation and Library Facility.

21. COBOL for Personal Computers.

22. Features of COBOL-85.

Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The second edition is a revised and considerably enlarged edition of a highly acclaimed text. The salient features of this edition are :A new chapter providing a thorough discussion of MS-COBOL.

All PC users will find this chapter extremely useful;An in-depth discussion of the revised standard COBOL-85 in a new chapter; Chapter on `Introduction to Computers` completely updated to include the latest trends and developments; Chapter on `Table Handling` thoroughly revised and more explanations included; Various features of the language have been explained with suitable examples and, wherever necessary, the basic concepts of systems analysis and design have also been discussed;Structured programming has been discussed in detail;Useful guidelines with examples have been provided for improved programming;Several complete programs have been included for an application - oriented approach;Implementation differences between different COBOL Compilers are dealt with thoroughly.Table of Contents: 1.

Introduction to Computer Systems.2.

File Concepts and Program Logic. 3.

Introduction to COBOL. 4.

Identification and Environment Division. 5.

First look at Data Division. 6.

Procedure Division and Basic Verbs. 7.

Writing Complete Programs. 8.

More about Data Division. 9.

More about Data Movement Verb and Arithmetic Verbs. 10.

Conditional and Sequence Control Verbs. 11.

Table Handling. 12.

Structured Programming. 13.

Sequential Files. 14.

Sorting and Merging of Files. 15.

More about Structured Programming. 16.

Direct Access Files. 17.

Character Handling. 18.

Report Writer. 19.

COBOL Subroutines. 20.

Segmentation and Library Facility. 21.

COBOL for Personal Computers. 22.

Features of COBOL-85. Deliverable Countries : This product ships to The second edition is a revised and considerably enlarged edition of a highly acclaimed text.

The salient features of this edition are :A new chapter providing a thorough discussion of MS-COBOL. All PC users will find this chapter extremely useful;An in-depth discussion of the revised standard COBOL-85 in a new chapter; Chapter on `Introduction to Computers` completely updated to include the latest trends and developments; Chapter on `Table Handling` thoroughly revised and more explanations included; Various features of the language have been explained with suitable examples and, wherever necessary, the basic concepts of systems analysis and design have also been discussed;Structured programming has been discussed in detail;Useful guidelines with examples have been provided for improved programming;Several complete programs have been included for an application - oriented approach;Implementation differences between different COBOL Compilers are dealt with thoroughly.

Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Computer Systems.

2. File Concepts and Program Logic.

3. Introduction to COBOL.

4. Identification and Environment Division.

5. First look at Data Division.

6. Procedure Division and Basic Verbs.

7. Writing Complete Programs.

8. More about Data Division.

9. More about Data Movement Verb and Arithmetic Verbs.

10. Conditional and Sequence Control Verbs.

11. Table Handling.

12. Structured Programming.

13. Sequential Files.

14. Sorting and Merging of Files.

15. More about Structured Programming.

16. Direct Access Files.

17. Character Handling.

18. Report Writer.

19. COBOL Subroutines.

20. Segmentation and Library Facility.

21. COBOL for Personal Computers.

22. Features of COBOL-85.

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