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

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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the difference between Structured COBOL Programming and Object Oriented COBOL ?

1 7234

What is a scope terminator? Give examples.

2 9397

In an EVALUATE statement, can I give a complex condition on a when clause?

2 13647

What are different file OPEN modes available in COBOL?

Sun Life,

4 23905

The maximum number of dimensions that an array can have in COBOL-85 is ?

11 32347

What is the difference between performing a SECTION and a PARAGRAPH?

Accenture, Patni,

5 33889

In a COBOL II PERFORM statement, when is the conditional tested, before or after the perform execution?

3 8861

SIGN TRAILING SEPARATE field occupy ?

3 23066

How do you define a sort file in JCL that runs the COBOL program?

Syntel,

6 30348

What is file status 39 ?

JPMorgan Chase,

10 50578

What are the pertinent COBOL

IBM,

2571

What is COMP SYNC?

3 12596

What is the difference between CONTINUE & NEXT SENTENCE ?

2 8073

How to execute a set of JCL statements from a COBOL program?

Patni, Syntel,

2 14585

What is SSRANGE, NOSSRANGE ?

5 59550

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

how do you bind the cobol with db2

2802

How many maximum record format a logical file have?

994

how can you copy to a vsam cluster?

1148

does uni-rexx give me any capabilities designed specifically for the unix environment?

982

What is the difference between inrec and outrec?

1124

Which component is used to execute the sql statements?

1103

How to define a directory?

985

what are the limitations of cl (compare to rpg) ?

2320

If i change any file through application after entering data , how to check which file is updated through applications . For call stack we takes esc 3 then we chose 11..But What is answer of below qtn..?

1919

how many types of display are available on as/400 for user interaction?

1122

whats the diff bw the evaluate also and and?

2345

Explain about ISPF/TSO Commands

1954

Differentiate between control interval (ci) and control area (ca)?

1010

Explain the difference between the into and the set option in the exec cics receive map command?

1128

What is the function of dd disp parameter?

1138

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