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Name a few CICS programs which are generally used ?

997

Give certain situations where NEWCOPY is obligatory?

1062

Can a CICS code be a part of a copybook? If so, then what are the outcomes after compilation?

1060

What are the different rules of SORT operation?

1082

What is the difference between PIC 9.99 and PIC9v99?

1279

Why is it necessary that file needs to be opened in I-O mode for REWRITE?

1256

What is the Purpose of Pointer in the string?

1025

How can we find that module can be called – whether DYNAMICALLY or STATICALLY?

1167

What is the use of LINKAGE SECTION?

1 1777

Which mode is used to operate the sequential file?

1149

What is the difference between comp and comp-3 usage?

1126

What are the access modes of START statement?

1187

Which is the default, TEST BEFORE or TEST AFTER for a PERFORM statement?

1288

How arrays can be defined in COBOL?

1135

What are INPUT PROCEDURE and OUTPUT PROCEDURE?

1221

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

how to retrieve the instream data in sysin?

1092

How to dsect parameter is used in bms?

1187

What is the difference between crtdupobj and copyf?

1142

what is cab?

1104

What is the quality process in development?

1018

how can the same proc be re-used and called by many jobs?

1432

What is a dbrm in db2?

968

Explain psbgen process?

1098

define the purpose of the iter operation?

1748

What is the need of base registers in IBM 360/370?

2604

When a COBOL-DB2 program in PRODUCTION is updating main tables and gone for long run, what have to do?

3519

What is difference between static call and dynamic call?

966

kindly specify the pic clause for the following:any bll cell, data type of length option field, hhmmss type of data fields?

1055

What are the different types of condition in cobol and write their forms.

1064

Explain isolation level?

1043

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