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

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How To Compile The COBOL-BD2-CI CS Programs In Real TIme? Please Give Me the Detailed Description?

CSC, IBM,

1 6769

How do you enter into cics region and how many regions available?

Cap Gemini,

1 7930

How can you compare table column after update and before update?

Satyam,

5 10104

Can any one write coding for scrolling logic or page up & page down?

Cap Gemini, Satyam,

1 14337

How To Retrive The VSAM Datasets in CICS application programs?

Accenture, IBM,

1 3792

Which of the following characters is NOT valid in column 7? a. - b. \ c. * d. # e. $

4 8560

Ques: How can we code COND parameter in a JCL so that only even steps (or only odd steps) get execute??

HSBC,

3 18813

Is It Possible to Update or change in VIEW Mode?

CSC,

5 12513

2)Where the Plan is located in CICS-DB2?

IBM,

1 5519

If I want to increase the Limit in GDG. What should I do?

IBM,

2 13464

Can we use two or more SYSPUNCH DD statements in a JCL for multiple unload (SYSREC00 & SYSREC01)..?

1 8792

How many types of sorts are there in cobol?

Cap Gemini,

5 14136

1.Is it possible to move the data from 99.99 to 99v99? 2.What is the CICS-vsam Compilation process? 3.In My GDG 5 generation will be there GDG3 got an abend what will happen? 4.In my GDG first generation is +1 And I want to add the new generation what will happen previous generation? 5.How can you give the PIC clause below conditions A). s9 (reddy), B). s9 (5) occurs 5 times? 6.How override the proc from a particular step? and what is symbolic and override Procs?

IBM,

5818

If a sub program is called from mainprogram.I have opened cursor in main program and Fetch the result in subprogram ,Is it possible ?If yes please tell me the reason.

1 6999

in options (main) , what is meaning of main . if u not used main what will happen? After compiling, os will not understand where to load and execute from

AppLabs,

2198

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is jcl in mainframe?

1214

What is the compute verb? How is it used?

1153

What is notcat 2 - gs?

1480

Name what parameter directs the output of the job log dataset?

1060

Can you define attribute byte?

1034

What is amode(24)?

1251

Mention the downsides of page level lock.

1168

What is the maximum value that can be stored in s9(8) comp?

1055

What is bind in db2?

1055

What is the difference between goback, stop run and exit program in cobol?

1599

How do I import a csv file into db2?

999

What is the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

1139

Explain the advantage of creating the acbs well ahead of time?

3577

How to resolve the error "WER488A JOIN CAPACITY EXCEEDED" I am using SYNCSORT with JOINKEYS to compare 2 files. I am Getting error - > WER488A JOIN CAPACITY EXCEEDED There are 2 files to be compared with about 2 million records each. LRECL is 3665. Can somebody give a pointer as to how to resolve this problem? I am using SYNCSORT with JOINKEYS to compare 2 files. I am Getting error - > WER488A JOIN CAPACITY EXCEEDED There are 2 files to be compared with about 2 million records each. LRECL is 3665. Can somebody give a pointer as to how to resolve this problem?

8592

What is a db2 schema?

1241

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