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MainFrame Interview Questions

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What is the symbol used for defining a new field in SDA?

1 1736

What is the symbol used for shifting fields in SDA?

1 1855

What is the symbol used for copying & moving new field in SDA?

1 2085

What are the different types of specification available in RPG/400 ?

1 1575

Is it necessary to define all formats ? Which are mandatory and which are Optional ?

1 1940

In which specification can a report layout be defined ?

1 1655

Can an indexed file be accessed in arrival seQuence in RPG program ?

1 1751

In which specification Data Structures can be defined?

1 1817

How do you combine two record formats in RLU ?

1 2191

What is SFLPAG

1 1919

What is SFLSIZ ?

1 1676

What is the purpose of OVRDTA keyword ?

1 1765

What is the purpose of OVRATA keyword ?

1 1667

Program to read marks of 10 students for 4 subjects and compute and display total marks and status of each student in rpg

1143

How to pass the parameter in parm using linkage section ? (syntax)?

Infosys,

1137

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is an area sweep?

890

What is the cics command that is used to access current date and time?

1121

How to find the UNIT and VOLUME of a (a) KEPT (b) UNCATALOGED and (c) CATALOGED dataset - using (i) JCL and using (ii) ISPF ?

2678

explain icm instruction?

1082

Which component is used to execute the sql statements?

1096

how to access data in control blocks such as jobname?

955

Define the term function request shipping?

1025

Difference Between Source Physical File & Physical File?

1077

What are the key features of adabas database system?

997

what is the use of IEBGENER utility?

1172

what are the differences between and exec cics xctl and an exec cics link command?

1300

What is Cataloged Procedures?

1169

Can you define foreign keys?

1036

How would the varchar column remarks defined?

1088

What is the purpose of record level identifier?

1126

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