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

Why is it important not to execute a STOP RUN in CICS ?

IBM,

4 12608

What is the CICS command that is used to receive the un- formatted data from the terminal?

2 7452

What is the command used to request notification when the specified time has expired?

1 5132

How is dynamic memory allocated within a CICS application program?

IBM,

1 11271

Which of the following statements correctly describe the syntax of CICS command language?

1 5868

How can you start a CICS transaction other than by keying the Transaction ID at the terminal?

IBM,

5 25459

What is effect on RECEIVE MAP when PF key is pressed? PA key is pressed?

1 7180

What is the difference between a Symbolic map and Physical map ?

IBM,

4 46962

What is multitasking and multithreading?

IBM,

4 25059

How do you establish a starting position in a browse operation?

IBM,

2 7133

Sync points cannot be requested by the application programs (True or False).

IBM,

1 5260

What is the difference between a package and a plan. How does one bind 2 versions of a CICS

1 5787

What is the primary function of the Processing Program Table (PPT)?

IBM,

5 14902

What do you do if you do not want characters entered by the user to be folded to uppercase ?

IBM,

3 7997

What does it mean when EIBCALEN is equal to zeros?

ADP, IBM, L&T, Satyam, TATA,

6 77873

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

define what a data area is along with a brief example of what it may be used for?

1839

What are the common vsam error conditions and codes?

1130

How to detect record is locked in cobol/400?

1036

what is the purpose of the indara keyword?

1854

Explain what you understand by passing by value.

1213

do you use message subfiles? What are the necessary keywords required coding a message subfile?

1187

Can min or max be used with alphanumeric data?

1038

What is the use of the program list table?

1141

To Add A File To The 'file Selection' Option Of A Query, The Function Key To Be Pressed Is?

1282

What is a report item?

1207

What is PL/I?

1465

how you will find an error which is not in the first page of the subfile without using rolldown key?

1084

What is the maximum number of subfiles that can be specified in a display file?

1996

What is the syntax of JCL statement?

1299

What is a ci split? What is a ca split?

1281

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