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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the meaning and use of the EIBAID field?

4 26841

How do you get data from a task that began with a START command?

2 6035

Explain the various ways data can be passed between CICS programs.

IBM,

2 9106

Which option of the PCT entry is used to specify the PF key to be pressed for initiating a transaction?

IBM,

2 7384

What is the meaning of the ENQ and DEQ commands?

IBM,

1 10803

What is the function of the EXEC CICS HANDLE CONDITION command?

3 17494

Mention the option (along with argument type) used in a CICS command to retrieve the response code

3 9037

The READ command with INTO option will read the record specified into the data area specified (True or False)

1 4272

If DATAONLY option is specified in the SEND MAP command what will happen?

2 9028

What is the name of the mapset definition macro?

1 4495

What is the other way of terminating a transaction?

IBM,

2 6538

Why is a TERM ID recommended in naming a TSQ?

IBM,

1 5009

Into what fields will the date and time values be moved after execution of the above command?

IBM,

1 4652

What CICS command would you use to read a VSAM KSDS sequentially in ascending order?

IBM,

4 12203

How do you control cursor positioning?

IBM,

3 6413

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what is the cics command used to access current date and time?

1082

Explain the function done by data manager?

1222

What is the need to code commits in batch programs?

1078

give an eg of ACQ-(ACQUIRE),BIT OFF,BIT ON,DEALLOC,DUMP,FEOD,FORCE,MHHZO,MHLZO,MHLLZO,MLHZO,REL,RESET,TESTZ,TESTB,TESTN----GIVE SMALL EXAMPLE TO THE OPCODES...TO UNDERSTAND FUNCTIONING...........

3773

What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

1216

Mention the types of job control statements?

1129

specify the requirements for automatic task initiation. (Mention the control table, it is entries and the corresponding procedure division cics command).?

1093

Explain how can a stopped job be started again?

1084

What is inspect?

964

What is the binary search?

899

) what is the difference between AID and HANDLE AID?

2101

Can you define temporary storage?

1074

What is null in db2?

950

what would be the effect on the field where reverse image, underline and highlight display attributes were active?

1538

How to rename a table in DB2 ?

1034

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