Unlike COBOL, in C there are no sections and divisions; there are two main state: inside a function and outside of any functions.
COBOL is a business-oriented language that has a strong support for files, e.g., reading a file; performing any file operation is much simpler in COBOL than in other languages, such as C/C++. It has many built-in commands, e.g., edit-picture clause, redefines, rename facility, that are very useful for businesses.
Grace Hopper is known as the Mother of Cobol.
COBOL was originally designed by Grace Hopper and is on of the oldest programming languages. The name stands for Common Business Orientated Language. More information can be found at websites such as Wikipedia.
COBOL 85 introduced the EVALUATE statement and scope terminators for most statements (e.g., END-READ for READ). It also introduced the ability to pass by content (CALL BY CONTENT).
No, COBOL is a programming language.
Andreas S. Philippakis has written: 'The new COBOL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language) 'Comprehensive COBOL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language) 'Information systems through COBOL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Management information systems 'COBOL for business applications' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language)
Paul Noll has written: 'The COBOL programmers handbook' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language) 'Structured COBOL methods' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Structured programming
Carl Feingold has written: 'Fundamentals of COBOL programming' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language) 'RPG II programming' -- subject(s): RPG (Computer program language) 'Fundamentals of structured COBOL programming' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Structured programming
Unlike COBOL, in C there are no sections and divisions; there are two main state: inside a function and outside of any functions.
Ross A. Overbeek has written: 'Introduction to COBOL' -- subject- s -: COBOL - Computer program language -
Donald D Cowan has written: 'An introduction to COBOL and WATBOL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language)
Yuksel Uckan has written: 'Application programming and file processing in COBOL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Application software, File processing (Computer science) 'Test item file for Application programming and file processing in COBOL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Application software, File processing (Computer science)
Gary Robert Rogers has written: 'The COBOL programmer's design book' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language)
Raymond W. Norman has written: 'Essential Cobol' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Structured programming
John R. Pugh has written: 'Modern methods for COBOL programmers' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language)
Piers Casimir-Mrowczynski has written: 'Software design with COBOL & SQL' -- subject(s): COBOL (Computer program language), Computer software, Development, SQL (Computer program language)