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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How does one reorg an HDAM IMS database when changing RAPS (Root Anchor Points)?

2 9766

What is the return code you get after a successful IMS call?

4 18075

What do you know about MFS?

2 6711

Which is the DL/I function used in CICS-IMS program?

HP, IBM, IMS,

2 8696

What is a Hierarchy path?

4 8667

What are qualified and unqualified SSA's.

2 18540

Is it necessary that all the segments in a Dl/i database have key fields ?

2 6564

How many sgment types can u have in a DL/I database?

4 8864

consider the following piece of code 01 GROSS-PAY 05 BASIC-PAY PIC 9(5) 05 ALLOWENCES PIC 9(3) if BASIC-PAY has a value 1000 and ALLOWENCES has a value of 250,what will be displayed by the statement DISPLAY GROSS-PAY a.1250 b.01000250 c.01250 d.1.250

TCS,

3 8878

consider two data items 77 W-A PIC 9(3)V99 VALUE 23.75 77 W-B PIC ZZ9V99 VLAUE 123.45 after the statement MOVE W-A TO W-B what will be W-B's value? a.123.75 b.b23.75 (where b indicates space) c.023.75 d.invalid move

TCS,

5 12690

what is the result of the following? DIVIDE A INTO B GIVING C. a.C=A/B b.the reminder of B/A is stored in C c.C=B/A d.the reminder of A/B is stored in C

TCS,

3 14435

which of the following can be used as a check protection symbol a.Z b.S c.* d.+

TCS,

2 8733

what if any ,is the syntex error in the following piece of code 01 B PIC A(7) 02 C PIC 9(4) ........ IF(B NUMERIC) ADD 10 TO C a.the condition in the if statement is wrong b.noting is wrong c.because C is initialised.ADD 10 TO C is wrong d.both B and C shoud have same size.

TCS,

5 9948

study the following code 01 A1 05 B PIC 99 05 C PIC X(4) 01 A2 05 B PIC 99V99 05 C PIC A(4) pick out the valid statement from the following a.A1 and A2 can not have sub-ordinates b.A1 and A2 can have the same sub-ordinates but must have same PIC clause c.there is nothing wrong d.A1 and A2 can have same sub-ordinates provided they are not at 01 level

TCS,

4 8648

study the following 01 A PIC 99V0 VALUE 5 01 B PIC 9V9 VALUE 6 01 C PIC 99V9 VALUE 2.5 01 D PIC 99 VALUE 3 COMPUTE A ROUNDED B C = A+B*C/D ON SIZE ERROR PERFORM PRINT-ERROR the comments of A.B.C after execution of the above statement are a.A=10 B=0 C=10 b.A=10 B=9.9 C=9.9 c.A=10 B=0 C=9.9 d.A=10 B=6 C=10

TCS,

4 9279

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

How to submit jcl through a cobol program?

1164

How to retrieve a physical file after deleting that?

1127

How to find the number of rows in db2 tables?

1084

If a (+1) generation dataset is created in the first step of a job, how can it be referenced in later steps of the same job for input?

1340

What is ims (db/dc)?

1062

how can we run a batch job?

1189

Differentiate between PCT and FCT.

1189

What is the syntax for creating a table in the db2 database?

1120

What is a continuation triple?

How can you classify the locks in db2?

1102

What is defragmentation and what is its advantage?

1312

Explain the difference between a physical bms mapset and a logical bms mapset?

1002

What is the Difference between command attention key and command function key ?

1393

What is parallel sysplex?

828

Explain lock contention?

1080

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