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

If Region=0k means What Happen?

IBM,

2 7301

In my JCL 10 Steps Will Be there Now i want to execute step05 And step06. How to Give the Cond?

IBM,

2 7414

i have mainprogram and subgram...if i compile mainprogram without stop run..what will u get in compilation time?

HCL,

1 3978

i have mainprogram and subgram...if i compile mainprogram without stop run..what will u get in compilation time?

HCL,

5 11533

Hi Viewers can any body explain me how to update and ahange the already existed data in physical file using subfile ? please explain me with the code if possible?

1 5140

run jcl for cobol+db2 pgm?.. //jobcard //step001 exec pgm=ikjeft01 //systin dd * DSNSYSTEM(--------) RUN PROGRAM(MYPGMNAME) PLAN(-----), LIB(-------), PARMS(------) /* WHAT WILL U GIVE INSIDE THE BRACKETS... WHAT IS PLAN,PACKAGE,BIND?..PLAN N PACAKGES ARE GENERATED BY ?...

IBM,

4312

How to Enter The Spool Area In Real Time?

IBM,

7 11190

Hi guys. Im in AS/400(RPGLE,CLP) from last 1 year.Now i wan to upgrade my Knowledge in AS/400. Suggest me some new fields & courses which falls under AS/400. Waiting for your quick Response.

Voltech,

1 5786

How To Compile The COBOL-BD2-CI CS Programs In Real TIme? Please Give Me the Detailed Description?

CSC, IBM,

1 6753

How do you enter into cics region and how many regions available?

Cap Gemini,

1 7927

How can you compare table column after update and before update?

Satyam,

5 10078

Can any one write coding for scrolling logic or page up & page down?

Cap Gemini, Satyam,

1 14326

How To Retrive The VSAM Datasets in CICS application programs?

Accenture, IBM,

1 3782

Which of the following characters is NOT valid in column 7? a. - b. \ c. * d. # e. $

4 8543

Ques: How can we code COND parameter in a JCL so that only even steps (or only odd steps) get execute??

HSBC,

3 18783

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Explain the address converter?

1008

What is the difference between structured cobol programming and object alternativelyiented cobol programming?

1240

What are bind parameters in db2?

1046

How to override a dsn that is contained in a proc called by another proc? I need to do the override in the calling jcl?

1160

What is explain plan in db2?

995

Suppose I have a program in cobol name ”careerride” and want to execute the program by jcl. Specify the process?

1115

what do you mean by a shareoptions parameter (shr) in define cluster command?

1310

Explain the function of the terminal control table?

1012

What does db2 stand for?

1025

How to submit jcl through a cobol program?

1150

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 are the types of abends that occur on job failure? And explain the possible causes of these

1622

How to read the 2nd last record of a VSAM file? (The file size is huge and we don't know the key)

3262

what is uni-rexx?

988

if dspatr(pc) and csrloc were specified for a format, which keyword would have priority?

1679

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