Chapter 9 : Procedures and Macros

Question 1

What is procedures?

Answer 1

1. Routines which are self contained, and is created to perform a particular task

• There are constructs which allows procedures to be created in assembly language

Question 2

Where are COBOL main used in nowadays?

Answer 2

1. Mainframe Computers ( IBM )

Question 3

What is a macro?

Answer 3

1. A construct within assembly language which allows us to attach names to frequently used blocks of codes

• The concept of macros are very similar to procedures