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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the meaning and use of the EIBAID field?

4 27101

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

2 6174

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

IBM,

2 9228

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

IBM,

2 7537

What is the meaning of the ENQ and DEQ commands?

IBM,

1 10962

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

3 17657

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

3 9182

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

1 4348

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

2 9150

What is the name of the mapset definition macro?

1 4578

What is the other way of terminating a transaction?

IBM,

2 6659

Why is a TERM ID recommended in naming a TSQ?

IBM,

1 5103

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

IBM,

1 4732

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

IBM,

4 12385

How do you control cursor positioning?

IBM,

3 6580

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Explain about open switch business continuity software?

1133

can anybody give the interview questions list of RLU. plz mail me: dinesh_sati07@yahoo.com

2730

What is rmode(24)

1145

Explain about few error status codes of idms.

882

Explain about base register?

1057

how do you intitiate another transaction?

1172

how can i see junk values in dclgen or in hostvariable of comp ?

2998

what is a rpg?

1193

Explain the function of the load command?

1133

Particular area has been affected in cics screen, what is the process to find?

9889

how you get the relative record in a subfile in which cursor is located?

1106

What does it mean by Restart and Checkpoint in JCL ? How are checkpoints being taken and what is their usage ? How to use Checkpoint macro on a JOBSTEP ?

9750

What is commarea (communications area)?

1009

How to code the db2 queries using rexx?

991

write a cobol logic. i have file that has 10 records .1 record go to first output file and second record goes to 2 output and etc

1233

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