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COBOL Data Storage

Data storage encompasses how data is stored in memory and on storage devices using different formats and techniques. Learn storage formats, memory management, and optimization strategies for efficient data storage.

Storage Formats

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 STORAGE-FORMATS.
           05 DISPLAY-FORMAT-DATA.
               10 DISPLAY-NUMERIC PIC 9(6).         *> Character format
               10 DISPLAY-ALPHANUMERIC PIC X(20).    *> Character format
               10 DISPLAY-DECIMAL PIC 9(6)V99.      *> Character decimal
           05 COMPUTATIONAL-FORMAT-DATA.
               10 COMP-BINARY PIC 9(6) COMP.        *> Binary format
               10 COMP-PACKED PIC 9(6)V99 COMP-3.   *> Packed decimal
               10 COMP-NATIVE PIC 9(6) COMP-5.      *> Native binary
           05 SPECIAL-FORMAT-DATA.
               10 INDEX-VALUE PIC 9(6) INDEX.       *> Index format
               10 POINTER-VALUE USAGE POINTER.     *> Memory address
               10 PROCEDURE-POINTER USAGE PROCEDURE-POINTER.
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-FORMATS
       
       DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-FORMATS.
           MOVE 123456 TO DISPLAY-NUMERIC
           MOVE 'HELLO WORLD' TO DISPLAY-ALPHANUMERIC
           MOVE 1234.56 TO DISPLAY-DECIMAL
           
           MOVE 123456 TO COMP-BINARY
           MOVE 1234.56 TO COMP-PACKED
           MOVE 123456 TO COMP-NATIVE
           
           DISPLAY 'Storage Formats demonstration:'
           DISPLAY 'Display Numeric: ' DISPLAY-NUMERIC
           DISPLAY 'Display Alphanumeric: ' DISPLAY-ALPHANUMERIC
           DISPLAY 'Display Decimal: ' DISPLAY-DECIMAL
           DISPLAY 'COMP Binary: ' COMP-BINARY
           DISPLAY 'COMP Packed: ' COMP-PACKED
           DISPLAY 'COMP Native: ' COMP-NATIVE.

Use different storage formats based on data usage: DISPLAY for character representation and I/O operations, COMP for binary calculations, COMP-3 for packed decimal storage, and special formats for indexes and pointers.

Memory Management

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 MEMORY-MANAGEMENT.
           05 STATIC-MEMORY.
               10 STATIC-VARIABLE PIC 9(6) VALUE 0.
               10 STATIC-ARRAY OCCURS 100 TIMES.
                   15 STATIC-ELEMENT PIC X(20).
           05 DYNAMIC-MEMORY.
               10 DYNAMIC-POINTER USAGE POINTER.
               10 DYNAMIC-SIZE PIC 9(6).
               10 DYNAMIC-ALLOCATED PIC X VALUE 'N'.
                   88 MEMORY-ALLOCATED VALUE 'Y'.
                   88 MEMORY-NOT-ALLOCATED VALUE 'N'.
           05 MEMORY-CONTROL.
               10 MEMORY-USAGE PIC 9(8).
               10 MEMORY-LIMIT PIC 9(8) VALUE 1000000.
               10 MEMORY-WARNING PIC X VALUE 'N'.
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-MEMORY-MANAGEMENT
       
       DEMONSTRATE-MEMORY-MANAGEMENT.
           DISPLAY 'Memory Management demonstration:'
           
           *> Static memory usage
           MOVE 123456 TO STATIC-VARIABLE
           MOVE 'STATIC DATA' TO STATIC-ELEMENT(1)
           
           DISPLAY 'Static Variable: ' STATIC-VARIABLE
           DISPLAY 'Static Element: ' STATIC-ELEMENT(1)
           
           *> Dynamic memory allocation simulation
           PERFORM ALLOCATE-DYNAMIC-MEMORY
           
           IF MEMORY-ALLOCATED
               DISPLAY 'Dynamic memory allocated successfully'
               PERFORM USE-DYNAMIC-MEMORY
               PERFORM DEALLOCATE-DYNAMIC-MEMORY
           ELSE
               DISPLAY 'Dynamic memory allocation failed'
           END-IF
           
           DISPLAY 'Memory Usage: ' MEMORY-USAGE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Memory Limit: ' MEMORY-LIMIT ' bytes'.
       
       ALLOCATE-DYNAMIC-MEMORY.
           MOVE 1000 TO DYNAMIC-SIZE
           MOVE 'Y' TO DYNAMIC-ALLOCATED
           ADD DYNAMIC-SIZE TO MEMORY-USAGE.

Manage memory efficiently using static memory for fixed-size data, dynamic memory for variable-size data, and proper memory allocation/deallocation techniques to prevent memory leaks and optimize usage.

Data Organization for Storage

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 STORAGE-ORGANIZATION.
           05 FREQUENTLY-ACCESSED-DATA.
               10 HOT-DATA-CUSTOMER-ID PIC 9(6).
               10 HOT-DATA-CUSTOMER-NAME PIC X(30).
               10 HOT-DATA-BALANCE PIC 9(9)V99.
           05 LESS-FREQUENTLY-ACCESSED-DATA.
               10 COLD-DATA-ADDRESS PIC X(50).
               10 COLD-DATA-PHONE PIC X(12).
               10 COLD-DATA-EMAIL PIC X(40).
           05 CALCULATED-DATA.
               10 CALC-TOTAL-TRANSACTIONS PIC 9(6).
               10 CALC-AVERAGE-TRANSACTION PIC 9(9)V99.
               10 CALC-CREDIT-SCORE PIC 9(3).
           05 STORAGE-METRICS.
               10 STORAGE-EFFICIENCY PIC 9(3)V99.
               10 ACCESS-PATTERN PIC X(10).
               10 STORAGE-OPTIMIZATION PIC X(10).
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-ORGANIZATION
       
       DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-ORGANIZATION.
           MOVE 123456 TO HOT-DATA-CUSTOMER-ID
           MOVE 'JOHN SMITH' TO HOT-DATA-CUSTOMER-NAME
           MOVE 1500.50 TO HOT-DATA-BALANCE
           
           MOVE '123 MAIN STREET' TO COLD-DATA-ADDRESS
           MOVE '555-123-4567' TO COLD-DATA-PHONE
           MOVE 'john@email.com' TO COLD-DATA-EMAIL
           
           MOVE 25 TO CALC-TOTAL-TRANSACTIONS
           MOVE 60.02 TO CALC-AVERAGE-TRANSACTION
           MOVE 750 TO CALC-CREDIT-SCORE
           
           DISPLAY 'Storage Organization demonstration:'
           DISPLAY 'Hot Data - Customer ID: ' HOT-DATA-CUSTOMER-ID
           DISPLAY 'Hot Data - Customer Name: ' HOT-DATA-CUSTOMER-NAME
           DISPLAY 'Hot Data - Balance: ' HOT-DATA-BALANCE
           DISPLAY 'Cold Data - Address: ' COLD-DATA-ADDRESS
           DISPLAY 'Calculated Data - Total Transactions: ' CALC-TOTAL-TRANSACTIONS
           DISPLAY 'Calculated Data - Average Transaction: ' CALC-AVERAGE-TRANSACTION.

Organize data for optimal storage by grouping frequently accessed data together, separating less frequently used data, and organizing calculated fields logically for efficient memory usage and access patterns.

Storage Optimization Techniques

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 STORAGE-OPTIMIZATION.
           05 OPTIMIZED-DATA-TYPES.
               10 EFFICIENT-NUMERIC PIC 9(6) COMP.  *> Binary for calculations
               10 EFFICIENT-DISPLAY PIC 9(6).       *> Character for I/O
               10 EFFICIENT-PACKED PIC 9(6)V99 COMP-3. *> Packed for storage
           05 MEMORY-ALIGNMENT.
               10 ALIGNED-DATA PIC X(100).          *> Proper alignment
               10 PADDED-DATA PIC X(100).           *> Padding for alignment
           05 STORAGE-EFFICIENCY.
               10 COMPRESSION-RATIO PIC 9(3)V99.
               10 STORAGE-SAVINGS PIC 9(6).
               10 OPTIMIZATION-LEVEL PIC X(10).
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-OPTIMIZATION
       
       DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-OPTIMIZATION.
           DISPLAY 'Storage Optimization demonstration:'
           
           MOVE 123456 TO EFFICIENT-NUMERIC
           MOVE 123456 TO EFFICIENT-DISPLAY
           MOVE 1234.56 TO EFFICIENT-PACKED
           
           DISPLAY 'Efficient Numeric (COMP): ' EFFICIENT-NUMERIC
           DISPLAY 'Efficient Display: ' EFFICIENT-DISPLAY
           DISPLAY 'Efficient Packed (COMP-3): ' EFFICIENT-PACKED
           
           *> Calculate storage efficiency
           COMPUTE COMPRESSION-RATIO = 100.00
           COMPUTE STORAGE-SAVINGS = 50000
           MOVE 'HIGH' TO OPTIMIZATION-LEVEL
           
           DISPLAY 'Compression Ratio: ' COMPRESSION-RATIO '%'
           DISPLAY 'Storage Savings: ' STORAGE-SAVINGS ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Optimization Level: ' OPTIMIZATION-LEVEL.

Optimize storage using efficient data types, proper memory alignment, compression techniques, and storage efficiency measures. Choose appropriate formats for different operations to minimize storage usage.

File Storage Management

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 FILE-STORAGE-MANAGEMENT.
           05 FILE-STORAGE-CONTROL.
               10 FILE-ALLOCATION PIC 9(8).         *> Space allocated
               10 FILE-USAGE PIC 9(8).              *> Space used
               10 FILE-EFFICIENCY PIC 9(3)V99.     *> Usage percentage
           05 FILE-ORGANIZATION.
               10 FILE-TYPE PIC X(10).              *> Sequential, Indexed, etc.
               10 FILE-BLOCK-SIZE PIC 9(6).         *> Block size
               10 FILE-RECORD-SIZE PIC 9(6).        *> Record size
           05 FILE-PERFORMANCE.
               10 FILE-ACCESS-TIME PIC 9(6).        *> Access time
               10 FILE-THROUGHPUT PIC 9(6).         *> Records per second
               10 FILE-OPTIMIZATION PIC X(10).     *> Optimization level
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-FILE-STORAGE-MANAGEMENT
       
       DEMONSTRATE-FILE-STORAGE-MANAGEMENT.
           DISPLAY 'File Storage Management demonstration:'
           
           MOVE 1000000 TO FILE-ALLOCATION
           MOVE 750000 TO FILE-USAGE
           COMPUTE FILE-EFFICIENCY = (FILE-USAGE / FILE-ALLOCATION) * 100
           
           MOVE 'SEQUENTIAL' TO FILE-TYPE
           MOVE 4096 TO FILE-BLOCK-SIZE
           MOVE 100 TO FILE-RECORD-SIZE
           
           MOVE 50 TO FILE-ACCESS-TIME
           MOVE 1000 TO FILE-THROUGHPUT
           MOVE 'OPTIMIZED' TO FILE-OPTIMIZATION
           
           DISPLAY 'File Allocation: ' FILE-ALLOCATION ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'File Usage: ' FILE-USAGE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'File Efficiency: ' FILE-EFFICIENCY '%'
           DISPLAY 'File Type: ' FILE-TYPE
           DISPLAY 'Block Size: ' FILE-BLOCK-SIZE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Record Size: ' FILE-RECORD-SIZE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Access Time: ' FILE-ACCESS-TIME ' ms'
           DISPLAY 'Throughput: ' FILE-THROUGHPUT ' records/sec'
           DISPLAY 'Optimization: ' FILE-OPTIMIZATION.

Manage file storage efficiently by monitoring allocation, usage, and efficiency. Optimize file organization, block sizes, and record sizes for optimal performance and storage utilization.

Storage Monitoring and Metrics

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 STORAGE-MONITORING.
           05 STORAGE-METRICS.
               10 TOTAL-STORAGE PIC 9(10).          *> Total storage
               10 USED-STORAGE PIC 9(10).          *> Used storage
               10 AVAILABLE-STORAGE PIC 9(10).     *> Available storage
               10 STORAGE-UTILIZATION PIC 9(3)V99. *> Utilization percentage
           05 PERFORMANCE-METRICS.
               10 STORAGE-ACCESS-TIME PIC 9(6).     *> Access time
               10 STORAGE-THROUGHPUT PIC 9(6).     *> Throughput
               10 STORAGE-EFFICIENCY PIC 9(3)V99.  *> Efficiency rating
           05 MONITORING-CONTROL.
               10 MONITORING-ACTIVE PIC X VALUE 'Y'.
               10 ALERT-THRESHOLD PIC 9(3)V99 VALUE 90.00.
               10 MONITORING-INTERVAL PIC 9(3) VALUE 60.
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-MONITORING
       
       DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-MONITORING.
           DISPLAY 'Storage Monitoring demonstration:'
           
           MOVE 10000000 TO TOTAL-STORAGE
           MOVE 7500000 TO USED-STORAGE
           COMPUTE AVAILABLE-STORAGE = TOTAL-STORAGE - USED-STORAGE
           COMPUTE STORAGE-UTILIZATION = (USED-STORAGE / TOTAL-STORAGE) * 100
           
           MOVE 25 TO STORAGE-ACCESS-TIME
           MOVE 5000 TO STORAGE-THROUGHPUT
           COMPUTE STORAGE-EFFICIENCY = 85.50
           
           DISPLAY 'Storage Metrics:'
           DISPLAY 'Total Storage: ' TOTAL-STORAGE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Used Storage: ' USED-STORAGE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Available Storage: ' AVAILABLE-STORAGE ' bytes'
           DISPLAY 'Storage Utilization: ' STORAGE-UTILIZATION '%'
           DISPLAY 'Access Time: ' STORAGE-ACCESS-TIME ' ms'
           DISPLAY 'Throughput: ' STORAGE-THROUGHPUT ' ops/sec'
           DISPLAY 'Efficiency: ' STORAGE-EFFICIENCY '%'
           
           IF STORAGE-UTILIZATION > ALERT-THRESHOLD
               DISPLAY 'ALERT: Storage utilization exceeds threshold'
           END-IF.

Monitor storage usage, performance metrics, and efficiency to ensure optimal storage management. Track utilization, access times, throughput, and efficiency ratings for continuous optimization.

Storage Best Practices

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       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 STORAGE-BEST-PRACTICES.
           05 DESIGN-PRINCIPLES.
               10 EFFICIENT-DESIGN PIC X(20) VALUE 'EFFICIENT'.
               10 SCALABLE-DESIGN PIC X(20) VALUE 'SCALABLE'.
               10 MAINTAINABLE-DESIGN PIC X(20) VALUE 'MAINTAINABLE'.
           05 IMPLEMENTATION-GUIDELINES.
               10 PROPER-FORMATS PIC X(30) VALUE 'USE APPROPRIATE FORMATS'.
               10 MEMORY-MANAGEMENT PIC X(30) VALUE 'MANAGE MEMORY EFFICIENTLY'.
               10 PERFORMANCE-OPTIMIZATION PIC X(30) VALUE 'OPTIMIZE FOR PERFORMANCE'.
           05 MAINTENANCE-PRACTICES.
               10 REGULAR-MONITORING PIC X(30) VALUE 'MONITOR REGULARLY'.
               10 CONTINUOUS-OPTIMIZATION PIC X(30) VALUE 'OPTIMIZE CONTINUOUSLY'.
               10 DOCUMENTATION PIC X(30) VALUE 'DOCUMENT THOROUGHLY'.
       
       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       PERFORM DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-BEST-PRACTICES
       
       DEMONSTRATE-STORAGE-BEST-PRACTICES.
           DISPLAY 'Storage Best Practices demonstration:'
           DISPLAY 'Design Principles:'
           DISPLAY '  Efficient: ' EFFICIENT-DESIGN
           DISPLAY '  Scalable: ' SCALABLE-DESIGN
           DISPLAY '  Maintainable: ' MAINTAINABLE-DESIGN
           DISPLAY 'Implementation Guidelines:'
           DISPLAY '  Formats: ' PROPER-FORMATS
           DISPLAY '  Memory: ' MEMORY-MANAGEMENT
           DISPLAY '  Performance: ' PERFORMANCE-OPTIMIZATION
           DISPLAY 'Maintenance Practices:'
           DISPLAY '  Monitoring: ' REGULAR-MONITORING
           DISPLAY '  Optimization: ' CONTINUOUS-OPTIMIZATION
           DISPLAY '  Documentation: ' DOCUMENTATION
           
           DISPLAY 'Best Practices Summary:'
           DISPLAY '1. Choose appropriate storage formats'
           DISPLAY '2. Implement efficient memory management'
           DISPLAY '3. Optimize for performance'
           DISPLAY '4. Monitor storage usage regularly'
           DISPLAY '5. Document storage design decisions'
           DISPLAY '6. Plan for scalability and growth'.

Follow storage best practices: choose appropriate formats, implement efficient memory management, optimize for performance, monitor usage regularly, document design decisions, and plan for scalability.

Data Sorting

Sort operations and algorithms

Memory Management

Memory management concepts