What are the main topics in CICS to prepare for interview
purpose and for real time purpose?
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Basic cics interview questions(theory) are usually based on
TSQ & TDQ
COMMAREA,Linkage Section,Addressability and usage of pointers
Different tables in CICS
Link and XCTL
Map definitions
Use of EIBCALEN
Common CICS abends
Initiating a transaction
Handling VSAM files
Abend handling
Memory handling (getmain)
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