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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

Explain how and where is the twa size set?

1089

Explain how do you control cursor positioning?

1011

What is commarea (communications area)?

1009

Define task work area?

1321

What is the common systems area?

1059

What is journal recovery?

1052

What is the syncpoint command?

1213

Explain the difference between dfhcommarea and tsq?

1100

Define temporary storage?

1062

What are some of the cics commands associated with interval control?

1041

Sync points cannot be requested by the application programs? State true or false

1161

Define the term mro (multi region operation)?

1107

Name the 3 common ways to create maps?

1137

name the command that is used to dump the main storage areas related to a task?

1096

What is the use of mdt (modified data tag)?

1052

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

how to do automated restart when a job abends?

1385

how do I preserve and clean the array?

1148

What are some of the cics commands associated with interval control?

1041

how do you know that records are locked?

1958

What is the difference between oracle and db2?

1109

what is xfoot opcode ?

1828

What do you mean by storage group (stogroup)?

1041

How can we update a specific field in RPG?

1362

Describe the benefits of drda?

961

What is the maximum No of rows per page?

1069

Is it possible to port existing applications from the mainframe or os/2? Are there major changes required to do this?

908

Give a brief description of db2 isolation levels?

1074

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

1051

What is the function of //jcllib statement?

1318

What is plan in cobol db2?

1139

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