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

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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

how to edit a tape dataset ? asked in wipro

Wipro,

1 7078

How do we specify index to include or not during bind process.

Satyam,

2180

How to test SQL -911 error while developing COB-DB2 program

Satyam,

1 7678

How does -818 sql error occur? Why does it happen and what can be done to overcome this error code?

RBS,

5 13849

How different is the JCL executing a COBOL program? 1) if the program is using VB file as input. 2) if the program is using FB file as input.

HSBC,

1 7085

How can you execute a COBOL program via SYSIN in JCL?

1 6890

can a job be submitted through jcl only? is there another way to submit a job?

CSC,

2 8740

how we sort two input files based on a common column and giving one o/p file please send me the coding logic?

Valtech,

2192

how we separate the cobol cics statements from cobol&cics programming?

Valtech,

1 5404

what is meant by jobtrac?

CSC,

4 17272

can we maintain 2 generations with different Lengths in Same GDG ?

RBS,

3 26016

diff bw SB37,SD37,SE37 ?( bcz these 3 belongs Space related abends only)

RBS,

4 11751

What is tne need to use sub programs in Cobol?

HSBC,

3 9702

What are the situations u have used in ur project for Subcript and Index ? 1.if u use Subscript why not Index,why u choose Subscript only? 2.if u use Index why not Subscript,what abt Displacement?

Cap Gemini,

2 9356

when GDG version number get changed ? bcz always Generations only increasing.

Cap Gemini,

1 7407

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what is DSN in JCL and what are the parameters to declare the DSN?

1260

What is host variable in db2 cobol?

1140

explain the means of supporting pseudo conversation programming. (Eg. Storing and restoring of states, control flow, error handling)?

1117

is it possible to create a physical file without dds?

2050

what is subfile?

1671

What is db2 command?

1091

how are start and xctl different?

1013

What is a junction record?

1402

Explain about maximum displacement?

1108

I have a COBOL program that ACCEPTs some input data. How do you code the JCL statement for this?

1268

what is meant by object lock requests,held locks and locks waiting to be applied(wrkobjlck) why should we apply for locks.Please explain sir.

7039

What is meant by comp-3 and what is it used for?

1105

Define TCT.

1225

is there an aix version of oorexx?

1038

What is report-item in COBOL?

1201

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