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 cics command level?

1116

Define an aey9 abend?

1307

Define cebr?

1179

Explain what is a cursor in cics sql processing?

1078

Explain how do you intitiate another transaction?

1105

Explain how can you accomplish breakpoint in intertest?

1081

Explain how would you resolve an asra abend?

1051

Explain 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?

1101

Explain difference between call and link?

1165

Define floating maps with illustration?

1057

Explain the difference between start and xctl?

1127

What is temporal table in db2?

1105

What does db2 mean?

1087

What is jcl in mainframe?

1268

What is the use of ikjeft1b utility in jcl?

1 4271

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is the maximum number of fields allowed per segment and what is the maximum number of fields per database?

1080

what is u r recent task in insurence project?..plz tell how to tell this.

3410

How to Clear a Query Using the RESET Command ?

1780

How to Get Information About the Tables?

1750

Name the sections present in data division.

1320

Define acb?

3699

How can the duplicate values be eliminated from db2 select?

1162

What is the cobol picture clause of the db2 data types date, time, timestamp?

1129

Can anyone provide me the source code for LOC(lines of code) counter written in REXX language which can run on IBM mainframe z/OS V1R4. The LOC counter should be able to count the comments,lines of code,blank lines in a COBOL program and JCL's

2739

How to use the same COBOL program in Batch and CICS on lines? explain with an example

2441

List out the data types available.

1206

What are the full forms of spufi and dclgen and why are they used?

1144

What is dpf in db2?

1175

Are view updateable?

1095

What is afoper?

915

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