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

i have 5 steps to execute in that i want to skip 3nd step and start execute from forth step how can u do this.

Syntel,

7 10869

how can u retrieve the data from null values using applicaion program.

TCS,

3 8784

How to code these statements in JCL: CLEANUP INITIAL(NO) RESTART(NO) DYNALLOC(NO) job definition..?

2253

i need some shortcuts and tso commands can any on ehelp me in these ?

1 5835

What is error -818 in db2. where can you find the timestamp of the DBRM and the source code.( precompile puts the timestamp on dbrm and source code correct?)

2 11330

Suppose we have a query for update update table1 set col1 = 'val1' where col2=(select .... from ...) suppose the subquery does not return any record, what will happen to update?

IBM,

1 6227

can i use multiple when statements in search & search all ? justify ur answer?

2 5574

how many ways can we open i vsam file ? like print ch ids (/) is thre any other way to open the vsam file please can any one answer ?

2 11554

Which is the best IBM mainframe Training Institute in Ameerpet, Hyderabad

35 53118

If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first? Actually in which topic will we use dis???Plz explain it clearly

3160

WHAT IS DUMMY IN JCL? HOW TO USE IT? CAN ANYBODY SEND PROGRAM ON THIS?

3 8385

WHAT IS 3.12,3.14 ? DIFFERENCES?

2 6645

can i see how many records does a vsam file have without browsing or without using file-aid? and same for ps file?

Tech Mahindra,

3 9754

At the minimum, which division of COBOL is enough to be coded?

CTS,

3 8183

Define REDEFINE clause and Is it possible to have the redefine clause anywhere in the working storage section for a data name?

3 7692

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What does a cics translator do?

1435

Tell me what type of files we can process thru file-aid?

935

I want my job (careerride) to be executed in 1 minute and 2 seconds. How do I do that?

1228

How to find occurrence of mu and pe fields in a file?

888

what is the difference between a package and a plan. How does one bind 2 versions of a cics transaction with the same module name in two different cics regions that share the same db2 subsystem?

1060

Give the syntax of job specifying jcl statement.

1141

Which mode is used to operate the sequential file?

1200

What is ook-rec?

895

What is the output of the following command given in tso/ispf terminal?

1020

What are the different data types in cobol?

1432

What are the prerogatives?

1076

what is use of disp parameter in dd statement?

1095

what do you mean by a shareoptions parameter (shr) in define cluster command?

1302

What are the uses of ppt in cics?

992

Differentiate between the joblib and the steplib statements?

1433

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