MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the difference between COMP & COMP-3 ?

2 29503

What was removed from COBOL in the COBOL II implementation?

1687

What will happen if you code GO BACK instead of STOP RUN in a stand-alone COBOL program i.e. a program which is not calling any other program ?

3 13999

How many sections are there in data division?.

Amdocs, TCS,

10 24835

What is the difference between NEXT SENTENCE and CONTINUE?

Mphasis,

2 12707

Can you REWRITE a record in an ESDS file? Can you DELETE a record from it?

ABC, IBM, Mphasis, Wipro,

6 23770

What is the maximum length of a field you can define using COMP-3?

Complex System, Infosys,

4 34736

How do you define a variable of COMP-1? COMP-2?

3 16867

What is the difference between comp and comp-3 usage? Explain other COBOL usage?s.

IBM, Xansa,

3 35521

Explain the difference between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc.

3 12289

What do you feel makes a good program?

2 5266

What are the different data types available in COBOL?

4 9818

Can JUSTIFIED be used for all the data types?

3 9556

What is the linkage section?

4 7927

What is Static and Dynamic linking ?

3 9905


Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

Where is the vsam ksds placed?

552


how to write *pssr ?

638


How to get the cursor position when we receive a map?

576


If I have limited experience with Rexx or it's been a long time since I've used it, what kind of help is available to get me started?

548


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

706






Give the name of some fields form sqlca.

611


How to establish dynamic cursor position on a map?

583


What is the role of union all and union

648


Explain the difference between external subroutine and subprogram?

611


under given circumstances, my cgi should link to another site. How to implement this?

576


What is the function of iebgener?

581


How to create a link between multiple maps in a mapset? How to make use of Transid in this case?

1879


How would you understand error(execution phase)?

622


What is the comaera?

755


How does jcl specify the job to the operating system?

749