Structured COBOL An Introduction – Tony Royce – 1st Edition

Preface
Acknowledgements
LESSON
1. Introduction to Computers
2. Introduction to Computers (2)
3. Introduction to Programming
4. Programming in COBOL
5. Structure of a COBOL Program
6. Layout of a COBOL Program
7. Reserved Words (List)
7a. Reserved Words (List)
8. The Data Division
9. The Data Division (level numbers)
10. Revision Test
11. The Procedure Division
12. Introduction to Program Desig
13. Arithmetic using COMPUTE
14. Arithmetic using ADD, SUBTRACf, MULTIPLY and DIVIDE
15. Using Signed Numbers
16. U sing Decimal Fractions
17. Using ROUNDED
18. Using MOVE (1
19.) Using MOVE (2)
20. Revision Test
21. Using PERFORM
22. Program Design using Structure Diagrams (Sequences)
23. Program Design - Coding from Structure Diagrams (Sequences)
24. Repetition using PERFORM .. TIMES
25. Repetition using PERFORM .. UNTIL
26. Program Design using Structure Diagrams (Iteration)
27. Program Design - Coding from Structure Diagrams (Iteration)
28.Program Design using Structure Diagrams (Problemsinvolving Iteration and Sequences)
29.Program Design - Coding from Structure Diagrams (Problems 36 involving Iteration and Sequences)
30. nvolving Iteration and Sequences)
31.U sing IF .. ELSE (2)
32.Using EVALUATE (1)
33. Using EVALUATE (2)
34.Program Design using Structure Diagrams (Selection)

35. Program Design - Coding from Structure Diagrams (Selection)
36. Program Design using Structure Diagrams (Problems involving Sequences and Selection)
37. Program Design - Coding from Structure Diagrams (Problems involving Sequences and Selection)
38. Program Design using Structure Diagrams (Problems involving Sequences, Iteration and Selection)
39. Program Design - Coding from Structure Diagrams (Problems involving Sequences, Iteration and Selection)
40. Using In-line PERFORM
41. Using PERFORM .. WITII TEST AFfER
42. Revision Test
43. Using Files
44. File Organisation
45. Storing Information on Disk using a Sequential File
46. Storing Information on Disk (continued)
47. Reading Information from a Sequential File
48. Reading Information from a Sequential File (continued)
49. Program Design for File Handling Programs -Storing Data on Disk
50. Program Design for File Handling Programs

51. Revision Test
52. Review
53. Worked Project 1 - Stock Report
54. Suggested Programming Projects
55. Using FILLER and VALUE
56. Using a Printer
57. Using Edited fields
58. Using READ INTO and WRITE FROM
59. Multiple Record Types
60. Tests - Alphabetic/Alphabetic-upper/Alphabetic-Iower
61. Tests - Numeric/Positive/Negative/Zero
62. Using AND/OR/NOT
63. Expressing Conditions using Level 88
64. Revision Test
65. Worked Project 2 - Student Reports
66. Worked Project 3 - Employee File Validation
67. Worked Project 4 - Control Break
68. Suggested Programming Project
69. Sorting
70. Using PERFORM .. VARYING
71. Using Tables (Arrays) - Single Dimensional
72. Using Tables - Single Dimensional (continued)
73. U sing Tables - Two Dimensional
74. Using Tables - Two Dimensional (continued)
75. Using REDEFINES
76. Revision Test
77. Indexed Sequential Files - Introduction
78. Writing to an Indexed Sequential File
79. Reading from an Indexed Sequential File
80. Indexed Sequential Files - Reading and Writing
81. Indexed Sequential Files - Dynamic Access
82. Worked Project 5 - Using an Indexed Sequential File
83. Sequential File Update
84. Worked Project 6 - Sequential File Update
85. Using INSPECf
86. Reference Modification
87. Calling Sub-programs
88. Calling Sub-programs (2) - Passing Parameters
89. Calling Sub-programs (3) - Passing Parameters
90. Suggested Programming Projects