# COBOL Programming Assessment

## Description
The COBOL Programming test is designed to assess the knowledge and skills of job candidates and employees in writing, debugging, deploying, and maintaining COBOL programs for business applications, targeting entry-level to mid-level programmers. The assessment evaluates a broad range of skill areas, including COBOL Program Structure and Divisions, Data Definition and the Data Division, File Handling, Procedure Division Logic covering arithmetic, conditionals, and PERFORM statements, Table Handling with OCCURS clauses, subscripts, and SEARCH statements, and Debugging along with Copybooks and COPY Statements. The test features a variety of question formats, including Multiple Choice, Multiple Correct Answer, and Essay Composition questions, with some questions incorporating AI-assisted scoring for more nuanced evaluation. To enhance the integrity and predictive accuracy of the assessment, questions are drawn from a large pool to minimize cheating, and select questions are subject to individual time limits.

## Competencies Measures
- COBOL Program Structure and Divisions
- COBOL Program Structure and Divisions (Coding Tasks)
- Data Definition and the Data Division
- Data Definition and the Data Division (Coding Tasks)
- Debugging, Copybooks, and COPY Statements
- File Handling
- Procedure Division Logic: Arithmetic, Conditionals, and PERFORM
- Table Handling with OCCURS, Subscripts, and SEARCH

## Metadata
- **Duration:** 19.0 Minutes
- **Language:** English (US)
- **Type:** Skills/Knowledge Assessment (Test)
- **Last Updated:** July 4, 2026

## Catalog Link
View additional details or to administer the assessment to a candidate here:
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