How many types of statement categories?

All COBOL statements are divided into four categories based on their actions, and they are -

• Imperative Statements
• Conditional Statements
• Delimited scope statements
• Compiler-directing statements

Explain what a scope terminator is?

Delimited Scope Statement marks the statement ending by specific keywords.

Under what circumstances are scope terminators mandatorily needed?

This type of statement improves the readability and structure of programs by providing a clear scope of where a particular logic ends.

What are types of scope terminator?

These are two types -

• Explicit Scope terminators - It mark the end of a statement or block of code. They are not common and are specific only to the statement.
• Implicit Scope terminators - It (.) is used to end the statement implicitly and is used to terminate all statements.

Describe some command terminators examples?

END-IF, END-CALL, END-COMPUTE, etc.

Frequently Asked Questions -

What is a scope terminator?
What is a scope terminator? Explain its types?

When is the use of a scope terminator required?
When and why do you use a scope terminator?
When is the need for scope terminators mandatory?

Give some examples of command terminators?

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