COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language) is a high-level programming language designed for business, finance, and administrative systems. It excels in handling large volumes of data and is used primarily in legacy systems within industries such as banking, insurance, and government for transaction processing and batch jobs.
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About Cobol
COBOL was created in 1959 by a committee of computer scientists and industry professionals, including representatives from the Department of Defense, IBM, and several universities. It was developed to provide a portable and readable language for business applications, addressing the need for a common language that could be used across different computer systems.
COBOL's strengths include its readability, robustness in handling large data processing tasks, and widespread use in legacy systems. Its weaknesses are verbosity, outdated syntax, and difficulty in finding skilled programmers. Competitors include modern languages like Java, C#, Python, and SQL for business applications.
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A COBOL expert must have strong proficiency in COBOL syntax and semantics, experience with mainframe environments (such as IBM z/OS), knowledge of JCL (Job Control Language), familiarity with database management systems like DB2, understanding of batch processing and transaction processing, and skills in debugging and performance optimization of COBOL programs.
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