Structured COBOL

This revised text is suitable for courses in COBOL programming and programming systems,or as a supplement for courses on systems analysis and accounting information systems. It introduces COBOL programming at the elementary through intermediate levels,emphasizing an overall conceptual framework by focusing on program structure and design. The third edition has substantive changes in the organization of the first seven chapters of the book,making it possible for students to write meaningful COBOL programs earlier in the course. Inclusion of features for the new standard version of COBOL,typeset in alternate color to differentiate these features from the previous standard.