IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
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WHAT IS DIFFEENCE BETWEEN PDS AND PDES? STEPS BEFORE MERGING? DUMMY DATASET USES? DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IDCAMS AND ICETOOLS? DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALL JCL UTILITY TOOLS?

HCL, IBM,

4 10943

how i can enter into cics region in real time.

Cap Gemini,

2 9180

After execute the map, What will happen ? Give breif Description

HCL, IBM,

4 8106

How do find length of the cursor in cics map ?

HCL,

3 8211

can we declare s9(9)v9(9) in cobol ? if yes how many bytes it will occupy ?(urgent plz answer it)

CTS,

13 32338

can any one tell "in esds in what structure records will stored?"

1 3468

how can we convert esds to lds?

2 4855

How many maps are create in a single mapset?

5 11921

what is the use of reuse in vsam?

3 12754

What is difference between copy and include?

6 15630

01 xxx pic 9(4). 01 yyy pic 9(6). move 123456 into yyy. move yyy to xxx. display yyy. what would be the value of yyy

HSBC,

13 32681

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

1948

how GDGs are concatinated?

HSBC,

4 7677

Using DELETE what type of file can you delete? a)SEQUENTIAL FILE B)INDEXED FILE C) D) Some options were there..i cant remember

HSBC,

3 7502

in step1 of a jcl,disp=(mod,delete,delete) step02 exec pgm=ccc,cond=(0,le) will step02 be executed? i)never ii)always iii) iv)... i dont remember options

HSBC,

4 8868


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is the difference between PIC 9.99 and PIC9v99?

771


Explain what is a cursor in cics sql processing?

587


What is iseries database?

593


What is a set in idms?

469


How to test SQL -911 error while developing COB-DB2 program

6705






Explain how does idms communicate with cics?

491


What is catelog procedure and how many catelog procedure to use in one job?

7437


how to move the records from file to array table. give with code example

2212


What is coalesce in db2?

678


Explain the three location modes?

502


Explain lock contention?

576


Mention some fields that are a part of sqlca.

597


Enlist the features of rexx as a programming language.

621


What is a storage group (stogroup)?

772


What is auto status in idms?

516