IBM MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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IMS (143)
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Natural (81)
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REXX (60)
Assembler (68)
CLIST (6)
QMF (32)

MVS (25)
OS390 (10)
OS 2 (7)
VSAM (319)

IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

In an EVALUTE statement is the order of the WHEN clauses significant?

4 12565

Give some advantages of REDEFINES clause?

Syntel,

2 20918

How do you do in-line PERFORM?

Accenture,

4 18357

Explain call by context by comparing it to other calls.

1 9162

What does EXIT do ?

Deloitte,

3 13765

what is Pic 9v99 Indicates?

2 13620

What is an explicit scope terminator?

3 20325

COMP?

2 6418

What should be the sorting order for SEARCH ALL?

5 10705

How is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned Decimal fields?

ABC, HCL, TCS,

6 38231

How do you define a table/array in COBOL?

Hexaware,

5 31491

When is a scope terminator mandatory?

3 9245

How do you submit JCL via a Cobol program?

IBM,

5 20935

What is the difference between a DYNAMIC and STATIC call in COBOL?

2 13362

Differentiate COBOL and COBOL-II?

2581

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is host variable?

1063

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4008

what is need of start 0? In steed of

1094

How many root segments do we have per database record?

1042

What are the processing modes available in ims db?

1080

Name the various types of tables spaces.

1103

what is the role of the is numeric clause?

1095

How to move a field DT 9(8) of input file to DT 9(8) COMP-3 in output file in ezytrieve? in the output file entire dt is not moved.If any answer plz reply as soon as possible.

2210

Name the two types of transient data queues?

1053

Explain the logical message in cics?

1041

Explain how do you establish a starting position in a browse operation?

1070

What is need of start 0?

1133

What are the retrieval sequences in ims db?

1356

What is integrated data dictionary?

956

What is auto status?

1654

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