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VSAM Interview Questions

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differentiate between sequential files and esds files in vsam?

IBM,

1170

what will happen if there is no secondary allocation made for datasets?

IBM,

1110

there are seven idcams commands in vsam. Can you name and explain each of them?

IBM,

1108

Can you delete vsam files with the delete option of the disposition parameter of jcl?

IBM,

1111

in a cobol select statement for a ksds can you tell me what are the 3 possibilities for access?

IBM,

1201

explain in brief what are the 3 types of vsam files?

IBM,

1103

how can you copy to a vsam cluster?

IBM,

1143

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

IBM,

1306

what do you mean by the repro command?

IBM,

1095

is it slower if you access a record through alternative index as compared to primary index?

IBM,

1 2646

what does a file status of 02 on a vsam signifies?

IBM,

1178

to use the rewrite command, how should the vsam file be opened?

IBM,

1308

in a cobol select statement, can you tell what is the organization for a ksds?

IBM,

1110

What is the place for VSAM KSDS?

1102

How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can u get the ksds file records into cobol program?

1031

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What is recovery parameters in define cluster command?

1050

What is a base cluste?

1091

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

1045

How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster?

1015

is it required that primary key values have to be unique? Do alternate key values have to be unique?

1052

What is a ci split? What is a ca split?

1196

is delete operation supported in an esds? Is rewrite operation possible in esds?

1105

What is the purpose of having vsam data space?

957

On which dataset you can have alt index?

915

Explain the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

1040

what is buffering and how does it apply to vsam files ?

1171

what parameter in the define aix option is used to determine the maximum number of duplicate keys allowable ?

1006

Explain the process in which flat files are converted into vsam files?

1004

What are the access method services used in vsam?

1028

Is it slower if you access a record through alt index as compared to primary index?

1021

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