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Divisions of a Cobol Program

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    IDENTIFICATION DIVISION
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    ENVIRONMENT DIVISION
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      CONFIGURATION SECTION
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      INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION
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    DATA DIVISION
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       FILE SECTION
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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION
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       LINKAGE SECTION
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       SCREEN SECTION
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    PROCEDURE DIVISION

Cobol Arithmetic Operations

ADDITION

Cobol language Operation Comments
ADD B TO A A = A + B -
ADD B C TO A A = A + B + C -
ADD 1 TO A B A = A + 1; B = B + 1 -
ADD B C GIVING A A = B + C -

SUBTRACTION

Cobol language Operation Comments
SUBTRACT B FROM A A = A - B -
SUBTRACT B C FROM A A = A - B - C -
SUBTRACT B C FROM A GIVING D D = A - B - C -

DIVISION

Cobol language Operation Comments
DIVIDE 2 INTO A A = A / 2 -
DIVIDE 2 INTO A GIVING B B = A / 2 -
DIVIDE A BY 2 GIVING B B = A / 2 -
DIVIDE A BY 2 GIVING B REMAINDER C

B = A / 2 REMINDER C

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MULTIPLICATION

Cobol language Operation Comments
MULTIPLY B BY A A = A * B -
MULTIPLY B BY A GIVING C C = A * B -