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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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

IBM,

1049

can we describe the results of opening for input empty vsam files in a cobol program?

IBM,

1011

what is the meaning of ssrange and nossrange?

IBM,

998

how do we describe static call and dynamic call?

IBM,

1009

suppose I have two tables a and b. Both tables are connected with ssn number as foreign key. I want to retrieve a column data from b table. How will you write a query?

IBM,

967

what is difference between file-aid tool and file-aid utility?

IBM,

1496

which is more efficient, level 77 or 01?

IBM,

1039

what sorting order does search all have?

IBM,

1010

what is the right time for using in-line perform?

IBM,

1045

execution of a subordinate module is caused by the use of the cobol verbs ------------in the superior module

IBM,

1075

suppose oza017.myorg.emp has 100 records ,oza018.myorg.staff has 200 records but 50 are the common records in both files copy all the common records into oza017.myorg.xyz dataset?

IBM,

1004

how can you prevent more than one user from accessing the same transient data queue?

IBM,

1085

list the sequence of steps used to achieve modiication in skip sequential mode?

IBM,

1190

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?

IBM,

1060

define the field with ic in the bms map.

IBM,

1122

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What are the distinctive features of a ksda, key sequenced dataset?

991

List out the buffer pools in db2

1073

What is the physical storage length of date data type?

1252

Mention the various locks that are available in db2.

1037

What is idms-restart ?

1479

Explain how can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?

1223

What are different data types in cobol?

1315

Define TCT.

1154

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2963

What are the different commands used in idcams for vsam?

1055

Define declaration generator (dclgen).

1112

what happens when COND is coded in JOB statement and when COND is coded inside EXEC statement?

1298

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

1104

i want to maintain uniqueness on pdf without make lf??????????

2155

How do you simulate the explain of an embedded sql statement in spufi/qmf?

1086

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