IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is an AICA abend?

IBM, Xansa,

3 31937

What is CEBR?

IBM,

3 14046

Can you have CICS code in a copybook? If yes, what happens during compilation?

IBM,

3 12952

How is the storage determined in the symbolic map, if you have multiple maps?

IBM, Wipro,

2 7806

Which is the program which determines whether a transaction should be restarted ?

1 5235

How do you access the records randomly in TSQ ?

IBM,

2 12435

In an on-line environment, how can you prevent more than one user from accessing the same Transient Data Queue at the same time?

IBM,

2 7787

Mention the option used in the CICS READ command to gain accessibility directly to the file I/O area.

2 7516

What is the content of the PPT entry?

CTS, IBM,

3 11996

What will happen if the TDQ that you want to delete is not in the DCT?

2 9041

What is the ABEND command and when would you use it?

IBM,

2 8244

What are different system tables used in CICS?

IBM,

1 12718

What is the difference between link xctl?

IBM, MBNA,

8 42366

What is the difference between a package and a plan?

Infosys, L&T, Mphasis,

6 47464

How does one bind 2 versions of a CICS transaction with the same module name in two different CICS regions that share the same DB2 subsystem?

2 6225


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Explain about maximum displacement?

600


Explain how to move cursor to a particular field when position is not known?

531


how do we describe static call and dynamic call?

582


I executed one job and I forget to save the final JCL. But took an XDC from SPOOL. Now I want to recover the JCL from XDC dataset. Is there any process to do this?. (Manually it takes a lot of time). Is there

2671


What kind of database is db2?

565






What is syscat in db2?

572


Explain the two ways in which dl/i interface can be invoked?

3119


Can you define aica abend?

682


Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

644


Define communication area?

559


Why do we bind in db2?

625


Can you explain create an empty file by using sort?

555


What is the significance of addrspc parameter in the exec statement?

616


Which division and paragraphs are mandatory for a COBOL program?

705


Explain how do you delete item 3 in a five-item tsq?

525