COBOL From Pascal

by A.J. Tyrrell, F.H. Sumner (Editor)

Overview

This book is concerned with language skills and language understanding rather than programming methodology. No mention is made of testing, and no attention given to the environment in which programs must be entered, or executed. It is assumed that a reader will be familiar with these matters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333483039
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/18/1989
Series:	Computer Science Series , #13953
Edition description:	1989
Pages:	169
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part I Introduction to COBOL: language fundamentals; assignment statements; arithmetic operations. Part 2 Program Structures: procedural abstraction; control structures 1 - selection; 2 - iteration. Part 3 Data Structures: multi-level records; sequential files; data editing and report writing; repeated data items; indexed files; relative files. Part 4 Modular structures: separately compiled subprograms; nested subprograms. Appendices: COBOL reserved words; main statement rules.