IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
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What happens when you open an empty VSAM file in a COBOL program for input?

IBM,

5 26191

How do you initialize a VSAM file before any operation? a VSAM with alternate index?

IBM,

2 14021

What does a file status of 02 on a VSAM indicate?

IBM,

1 7365

How do you calculate record size of an alternate cluster? Give your values for both unique and nonunique.

IBM,

1 8267

What is the difference between sequential files and ESDS files?

IBM,

1 7795

How do you load a VSAM data set with records ?

IBM,

2 7154

How do you define a GDG ?

IBM,

1 4452

Do all versions of the GDG have to be of the same record length ?

IBM, iNautix,

3 11672

How are different versions of GDG named ?

IBM,

2 4516

Suppose 3 generations of a GDG exist. How would you reference the 1st generation in the JCL?

IBM,

2 13561

Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the current generation in a subsequent step? What would be the disposition of this generation now?

IBM,

2 5755

What more info you should give in the DD statement while defining the next generation of a GDG?

IBM,

1 5101

Assuming that the DEFINE JCL is not available, how do you get info about a VSAM file's organisation?

IBM,

1 4948

During processing of a VSAM file, some system error occurs and it is subsequently unusable . What do you do ?

1 6141

How do you fix the problem associated with VSAM out of space condition?

IBM,

1 8574


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Which is the difference between delimited by size and delimited by space?

591


What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search? What are the pertinent cobol commands?

705


before altering a table is it necessary to lock ? if lock what is it ? how to do ? ifi want to lock a table what is that command ?

1708


Can you explain exec cics handle condition command?

576


Enlist the features of rexx as a programming language.

621






Is it rquired any server for Ibm framework? Give me list of Ibm framework & recent version IBm framework?

1834


Explain what happens when you issue a escape routine in a program? Will there be any compilation /run time erro?

562


how can you load a vsam data set with records ?

651


what do you mean by a vsam slot?

581


What are the information stored in ci?

572


What is a region in idms?

507


What rules are to be followed while using the corresponding options?

627


Must tape dataset definitions include vol=ser specifications?

969


what is u r recent task in insurence project?..plz tell how to tell this.

2815


What are storage attributes of records?

519