You must write the COBOL programs in an organized way. It must follow a modular programming approach which is a subset of procedural programming approach.

The COBOL program consists of a logical structure and this is called structure COBOL programming.

Please follow these important points while designing your COBOL program –

• A COBOL Program is divided into DIVISION. Each DIVISION in COBOL Programs is further divides into SECTION.
• A SECTION is further divided into PARAGRAPH.
• PARAGRAPH is divided into multiple SENTENCE.
• A SENTENCE contains STATEMENT.
• A STATEMENT is subdivided into CLAUSE or VERB.
• At the lowest Level, we have CHARACTER or WORD.