IBM MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the difference between various read and find statement,and which one should be used when for better adabas performance ?

IBM,

2 6617

What is the difference between working storage copybook and linkage section copybook?

TCS,

5 18269

What is meant by pseudo-conversation?

Accenture,

1 9521

is it possible to create TDQ's and TSQ's dynamically,How

1 7990

can we write paragraph in area B .....

L&T,

4 8653

how to run sub programs using static and dynamic call ...

TCS,

3 7838

i want to code a rexx program in order to get the inputfile and output files of jcl. i want code snippet or the coding for this , please

1 10817

HOW WE WILL SORT THE ARRAY WHICH IS GOING TO USE FOR SEARCH ALL?

Cap Gemini,

2 8650

WE HAVE 2 FILES IN COBOL. ONE IS FIXED LENGTH RECORDS ANOTHER ONE IS VARIABLE LENGTH. IF I DECLEAR LRECL OF FIXED ONE AS 80 AND 2ND RECORD AS 132. WHAT WE NEED TO DECLEAR LRECL FOR THOSE 2 FILES IN JCL?

iGate,

4 9908

i have a requrement in A as viswa!@#$%&^**reddy i need to move viswareddy in B without junk values pls say how to do ths reply fast

L&T,

4 9370

i have a jcl containing header body and trailer .in header i have viswa body 2 6 1 9 7 trailer reddy .now i need to sort only body in either asecending or descending order how can i do it

L&T,

1 14978

what is the use of filler in cobol programing?

MAT,

4 39222

in a series of 10 steps, i need to run only 1,3,5,7 & 9th steps only. how do u code?

ADP,

5 10166

what modification we need to do in jcl if we use sort in cobol? I mean whether we need to include tempary file used for sorting in assign statement?

TCS,

3 8023

Why we will create load module in PDS only, Why nt in PS?

TCS,

2 8324

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Give the name of some fields form sqlca.

1074

How do I add a column to a table in db2?

1103

Explain the contention situations caused by locks?

1070

What does db2 blu stand for?

1165

Can you define spufi?

911

What is a db2 table?

1009

what is the meaning, the advantages and which are the types of evaluate statement?

1049

Which are the db2 tools to protect integrity of the database?

1120

Highlight all the advantages that are attached to a package.

1114

What is Framework & How it work?

2121

What is the maximum length of sqlca?

1523

Explain is it possible to code goto statement in natural? If yes please provide the syntax of the same?

976

Can you define aica abend?

1152

Explain how you can characterize tables in cobol?

1059

What is the difference between inrec and outrec?

1115

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