Mastering Cobal: Let the PC Teach You COBOL Programming [Diskette]

Rex Woollard (Author), Andrea Bonner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471159743 | ISBN-13: 978-0471159742 | Publication Date: September 18, 1997 | Edition: 1

This powerful new learning system offers a solid, interactive introduction to all the important elements of COBOL. Rather than just reading about COBOL, aspiring COBOL programmers can interact with an expert system that guides the learning experience. Requiring no prior knowledge of COBOL, the system teaches good program design as well as the syntax of the language. It also includes object-oriented concepts to prepare the way for future changes to the language.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This powerful new learning system offers a solid, interactive introduction to all the important elements of COBOL. Rather than just reading about COBOL, aspiring COBOL programmers can interact with an expert system that guides the learning experience. Requiring no prior knowledge of COBOL, the system teaches good program design as well as the syntax of the language. It also includes object-oriented concepts to prepare the way for future changes to the language.

From the Back Cover

Mastering Cobol puts your PC to work to teach you Cobol programming! This powerful new learning system gives you a solid, interactive introduction to all the important elements of Cobol. Instead of just reading about Cobol, you interact with a comprehensive expert system that guides your learning experience.

• Requires no prior knowledge of Cobol — you learn the language from start to end!
• Features an expert system that identifies your problems and guides you every step of the way.
• Introduces object-oriented concepts to prepare you for future changes to the language.
• Evaluates partially correct answers with a powerful answer judging system.
• Teaches you good program design techniques as well as language syntax.

System Requirements:

• 386 or better
• 5 Mb free hard drive space
• Windows 95 or Windows 3.1
• Minimum 4 Mb RAM

Product Details

• Diskette: 2 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (September 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471159743
• ISBN-13: 978-0471159742
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,968,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two thumbs up, A-plus,an outstanding teaching software., June 25, 1998

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[e-mail] or Herb Tillman (Hazel Crest, IL.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mastering Cobal: Let the PC Teach You COBOL Programming (Diskette)

I thank God everyday for Mastering Cobol- software this program has taught me more then I ever learned at the Computer institute. It should be made available at all college book stores

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS THE WORTH THE MONEY AND MORE, October 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Mastering Cobal: Let the PC Teach You COBOL Programming (Diskette)

This is a Great program, it consists of Slides and Demos. And question pop up just too make sure you are still paying attention. The chapters in Stern and Stern's COBOL book are what this Program is based upon, only thing that i would say this program is missing is more hands on stuff. If it had a option where it talked you through a program from beginning to the end then it would be perfect...its is still a VERY good program to have

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT a good way to learn COBOL., July 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mastering Cobal: Let the PC Teach You COBOL Programming (Diskette)

Don't buy it! This is not a book. It has all the material on two disketts. It is very tedious navigating from and to various parts of the "course". It is very difficult to locate the main menu and it lacks a print option. Teach Yourself COBOL in 21 Days by Mo Budlong is a far better buy.