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Explain the difference between getting the system time with eibtime and asktime command?

1089

What is the pic clause for the data type of length option field type of data fields?

943

What is the common work area?

990

Define communication area?

994

Define exec cics retrieve?

1181

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and exec cics start command?

1149

What are the common tables in cics and their usage?

1013

Explain the function of the terminal control table?

1012

Name the three ways available for a program to position the cursor on the screen?

1089

What is cics load command?

1070

How can you access esds files from cics?

1108

Explain the difference between physical map and symbolic map?

993

What are the cics commands associated with task control?

998

Tsqs can be written in the main storage or auxiliary storage? State true or false

1 1578

What is a cics task?

1062

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Apart from opening of a file do we have any other use of USROPN?

1387

What are the types of record locks and how are they set?

1600

What is null value in db2?

1026

What does the 'cemt:cics' transactions do?

1204

when an apllication is invoked via the exec cics start command with the from option, how does the application gain access to the common area?

1075

A dd statement consists of 4 fields. Name them?

1420

Explain what is the massinsert option?

1067

What is runstats and reorg in db2?

1304

What is ment by record level identifier?

1143

How would you find out the total number of rows in a db2 table?

1052

How do u design a physical file, when you have 2 Unique fields like for eg in A student file student ID and student examination no both are unique

1017

How to find or access the current level of a gdg?

837

What is static and dynamic call in cobol?

1070

Are view updateable?

1043

how do handle file exception/error?

1171

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