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MainFrame Interview Questions

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The read of a record from an Intrapartition TDQ is not destructive(True or False).

1 5272

What is the EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND?

IBM,

2 15429

What are the databases that CICS can access?

1 4523

Where are transient data sets defined to CICS?

4 10597

What will happen, if an out-of-range or negative value is specified in the LENGTH option of the SEND

1 6330

What option is specified in the SEND command to send only the unnamed fields on to the screen?

IBM,

1 5727

What is the function of the Terminal Control Table(TCT)?

1 9148

What is the use of DCT?

IBM,

2 7823

Name some important fields in the EIB block ?

IBM,

2 8058

Into which table is the terminal id registered?

2 6911

What is trigger level in the context of TDQs?

IBM,

2 6416

What is the command for reading a record form a TSQ?

3 25151

What CICS facilities can you use to save data between the transactions?

IBM,

1 6329

How do you execute a background CICS transaction ?

1 8051

How do you dynamically set the CURSOR position to a specific field?

3 12237

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

There are 5 fields and 1000 records in a file. Unload it into an array. Write the syntax for declaration and how will you unload it.

1502

How to create a link between multiple maps in a mapset? How to make use of Transid in this case?

1890

how you can access an uncataloged dataset in a JCL?

1200

Explain the contention situations caused by locks?

1149

What is downtime and what might be the reason?

1183

Define adabas?

1080

What is linkage section?

1023

Explain cebr transaction commands?

1121

What is the syntax of redefine?

1022

Explain the like inverted list?

1000

What is the difference between oracle and db2?

1177

Define ceci?

1176

What is the meaning of the eibaid field?

985

Explain the significance of dbid used in adabs?

1048

what is an mdt (modified data tag)? Its menaing and use?

1228

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