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

COBOL (1072)
JCL (1031)
CICS (755)
DB2 (1122)

IMS (143)
IDMS (107)
Natural (81)
ADABAS (26)

REXX (60)
Assembler (68)
CLIST (6)
QMF (32)

MVS (25)
OS390 (10)
OS 2 (7)
VSAM (319)

IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the abend command?

1032

Explain how many conditions can you include in a single handle condition command?

1034

Explain the difference between a symbolic map and physical map?

1037

Name the command used for terminating a browse operation?

1027

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and an exec cics link command?

1117

Mention the option used in a cics command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command?

1105

Explain how do you handle errors in cics programs?

985

Explain how do you set the mdt option to on status, even if data is not entered?

1102

Define an asra abend?

1079

Name the command which is used to release a record on which exclusive control is gained?

1015

Explain how do you access storage outside your cics program?

969

What is frset?

1031

What are the common cics service programs and explain their usage?

1032

What is the meaning of the enq command?

1086

What is the comaera?

1258

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Explain the three location modes?

900

Before you give the explain statement, what are the prerogatives?

1040

what is unit testing ? on which basis you will write test case ?

2015

How can you get the ksds file records into your cobol program?

1100

Name the command used for terminating a browse operation?

1027

How many register we are using in mvs?

1054

What is the comaera?

1258

IF I mention stop run in CICS what happens?

2379

What is the need for a secondary index in ims?

1078

What is the use of runstats in db2?

1110

How do I copy a table in db2?

1000

how do you define single dimensional array and multidimensional array in your cobol?

1099

How do you reference the fixed block file formats from cobol programs

1227

What is the kcp in the cics?

1168

What is consistency token in db2?

1143

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