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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the eib?

995

What are the ways fot initiating a transaction?

924

Define the term transaction routing?

1116

What is a transid?

1029

How can you access qsam (seq) files from cics?

1096

Define the attribute byte?

1094

Explain the difference between cics program control table (pct) and cics processing program table (ppt)?

1024

Name the two types of transient data queues?

1020

Define the term function request shipping?

990

Explain the difference between the xctl and link commands?

1065

Define cedf?

913

Specify the requirements for automatic task initiation?

976

When would you use abend command?

1123

Define primary objective of cics?

974

Explain how do you dynamically set the cursor position to a specific field?

1035

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

how do you reference the rrds file formats from cobol programs

1531

What kind of error is trapped by on size error option?

1198

How can unused space allocation be returned to the system when a dataset is closed?

1444

what is the purpose of coding class parameter in job statement?

1225

what is the responsibility of the construction superintendent

2110

What are fillers?

999

explain icm instruction?

1043

What is difference between alias and synonym in db2?

1105

how can we define a gdg?

920

How to run cobol program using jcl?

1190

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

1007

Define an asra abend?

1049

Where can you declare a cursor in a cobol-db2 program?

1033

What is the use of KSDS,LDS,ESDS,RRDS??what is VRRDS?? How are all these useful in realtime scenario??Plz helpme out...Its a recent question in IGATE..

8721

Can you summarize the steps I have to go through in writing my first cgi?

1090

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