This book will teach you the basic information and skills you need to develop applications with CICS on IBM mainframe computers running z/OS. The instruction, examples and sample programs in this book are a fast track to becoming productive as quickly as possible using CICS with the COBOL programming language. The content is easy to read and digest, well organized and focused on honing real job skills. Acquiring these skills is a key step in mastering CICS application development and maintenance so you'll be ready to join a CICS programming team.