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

Can I send output of job to my remote device careerride123?

1131

What is the purpose of disp parameter?

1116

Is it possible to left uncode disp? If yes, how?

1182

Is condition checking possible in jcl?

1209

Are there any set of rules for the names of the steps used in a job? What are they?

1069

What are s0c1, s0c4, s0c5, s0c7 and socb?

1171

Is automatic restart possible in jcl? If yes, how?

1114

Is their any limit for data sets?

1186

Is acct parameter mandatory?

1199

Is it possible to left uncode disp?

1203

State the uses of syspring, sysin, sort fields, sum fields and dummy.

1085

How to submit jcl through a cobol program?

1148

Give the syntax of job specifying jcl statement.

1142

How does jcl act on code(if you take a cobol program)?

1280

How does jcl specify the job to the operating system?

1240

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search? What are the pertinent cobol commands?

1103

What is phantom read in db2?

1153

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

1075

if the submitter of a job wants to inform another user about the job completion, how can it be done?

1245

What is the advantages of using IDMS compared to other database systems?

1388

How can record locking be achieved in those DB2 versions which do not support it?

1074

Why select is not preferred in embedded sql programs?

1299

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2426

What is the function of //cntl statement?

1330

What is the Purpose of POINTER Phrase in STRING command in COBOL?

1252

How to compare two files in SYNCSORT and on the mismatch record should be deleted from second file.

5538

Can I redefine an x(100) field with a field of x(200)?

964

List the type of locks and explain each of them.

932

What is dclgen (declaration generator)?

1053

What is program reentrance?

1161

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