The Complete Course Of Cobol 2024

What you'll learn
At the end of the course you will fully master COBOL Programming, to be able to manage and carry out mainframe computing projects from scratch
You will be able to conduct COBOL projects step by step, understanding all the logic and ending with advanced practical examples and complete projects
You will grasp the historical context, overview, and learn how to set up and compile COBOL programs
You will Understand the basic structure of COBOL programs, including coding sheets and a sample program
You will learn about COBOL data types and how arithmetic operations are performed
You will Learn about conditional constructs like IF, ELSE, and nested conditionals, along with evaluating conditions
You will Master over looping constructs like Perform and CONTINUE statements for iterative operations
You will lean about Handling files in COBOL, including understanding file organization for data input and output
You will Utilize arrays and tables in COBOL for organizing and accessing data efficiently
You will Understand how to structure and utilize subprograms and functions in COBOL, along with different calling methods
You will Learn various string manipulation techniques using statements like INSPECT, STRING, and UNSTRING
You will Familiarize with coding standards, modern usage of COBOL in the IT environment, and adhering to industry best practices
You will be able to practice the content learned in a practical way by following all the steps in the complete exercises and the hands-on projects
You will start with the basics and progressively carry out more complex steps until you reach an advanced level and absolute mastery at the end of the course
Requirements
Having basic notions can help, but the course starts from scratch
Prepare and install the needed environment to follow the practical sessions (if you don't know how, don't worry, it's very easy, and I'll explain it to you in the course!)
A decent computer and of course, desire to learn!
Description
Become a COBOL professional and learn one of employer's most requested skills nowadays!This comprehensive course is designed so that Mainframe Developers, Consultants, Professionals, IT students, companies, entrepreneurs... can learn COBOL Programming from scratch to use it in a practical and professional way. Never mind if you have no experience in the topic, you will be equally capable of understanding everything and you will finish the course with total mastery of the subject.After several years working in IT, we have realized that nowadays mastering COBOL for mainframe computing is very necessary in legacy system maintenance, financial services, government positions, system integration, software modernization, and research and development. Knowing how to use this tool can give you many job opportunities and many economic benefits, especially in the world of IT.The big problem has always been the complexity to perfectly understand COBOL requires, since its absolute mastery is not easy. In this course we try to facilitate this entire learning and improvement process, so that you will be able to carry out and understand your own projects in a short time, thanks to the step-by-step, detailed and hands-on examples of every concept.With almost 8 exclusive hours of video, this comprehensive course leaves no stone unturned! It includes both practical exercises and theoretical examples to master COBOL Programming. The course will teach you how work on mainframe projects written in COBOL language in a practical way, from scratch, and step by step.We will start with the installation and setup of the needed work environment on your computer, regardless of your operating system and computer.Then, we'll cover a wide variety of topics, including:Introduction to COBOL and course dynamicsUnderstanding COBOL's history, setup, and compilation processMastering COBOL's basic program layout and componentsHandling different data types and performing arithmetic operationsImplementing decision-making logic using IF, ELSE, and THEN constructsCreating loops and iterative processes for efficient data processingManaging file handling and organization within COBOL programsManipulating structured data using arrays and tables in COBOLModularizing code and understanding parameter passing mechanismsEffectively manipulating strings using COBOL's string operationsAdhering to COBOL coding standards and understanding its relevance in modern IT environmentsMastery and application of absolutely ALL the functionalities of COBOLQuizzes, Practical exercises, complete projects and much more!In other words, what we want is to contribute our grain of sand and teach you all those things that we would have liked to know in our beginnings and that nobody explained to us. In this way, you can learn to build and manage a wide variety of projects and make versatile and complete use of mainframe COBOL. And if that were not enough, you will get lifetime access to any class and we will be at your disposal to answer all the questions you want in the shortest possible time.Learning COBOL has never been easier. What are you waiting to join?
Overview
Section 1: Introduction to COBOL
Lecture 1 Course introduction
Lecture 2 History and Overview of COBOL
Lecture 3 Installation and setup
Lecture 4 Compiling COBOL Programs
Lecture 5 Quiz
Lecture 6 COBOL Opener
Section 2: Program Structure
Lecture 7 Coding Sheet
Lecture 8 Program Structure
Lecture 9 Sample Program: Hello World
Lecture 10 Quiz
Section 3: Data Types and Variables
Lecture 11 COBOL Data Types
Lecture 12 COBOL Arithmetic Operations
Lecture 13 Quiz
Section 4: Conditional Statements
Lecture 14 IF, ELSE, and THEN Constructs
Lecture 15 Nested Conditionals
Lecture 16 Evaluating Conditions
Lecture 17 Quiz
Section 5: Loops and Iteration
Lecture 18 Inline perform, Perform thru, Perform until, Perform times, Perform varying
Lecture 19 CONTINUE and next sentence
Lecture 20 Quiz
Section 6: Input and Output
Lecture 21 Understanding File Handling
Lecture 22 File Organization
Lecture 23 Practicals Part-1
Lecture 24 Practicals Part-2
Lecture 25 Practicals Part-3
Lecture 26 Quiz
Section 7: Arrays and Tables
Lecture 27 One Dimensional Array
Lecture 28 Two Dimensional Array
Lecture 29 Subscript
Lecture 30 Index
Lecture 31 SET Statement
Lecture 32 Search And Search All
Lecture 33 Quiz
Section 8: Subprograms and Functions
Lecture 34 Called program theory
Lecture 35 Called program practical
Lecture 36 Call by reference call by content
Lecture 37 Quiz
Section 9: String handling in COBOL
Lecture 38 Inspect Statement
Lecture 39 String and Unstring Statements
Lecture 40 Quiz
Section 10: Best Practices and Industry Standards
Lecture 41 COBOL coding standards
Lecture 42 Cobol in modern IT Environment
Section 11: Final Project and Conclusion
Lecture 43 Project-1
Lecture 44 Project-2
Lecture 45 A quick Recap
Lecture 46 COBOL Closure
Beginners who have never used COBOL before,Mainframe Developers, Consultants, IT Professionals, students... who want to learn a new way to manage and control legacy systems,Intermediate or advanced Mainframe users who want to improve their skills even more!

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