IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How do you Load a table ?? and what is Load replace ?

Xansa,

2 32196

what is a plan and how do you refer the plan in the program?

Xansa,

2 6053

why should we bind the DB2 program . What if we did not BIND a BD2 program ??

Infosys, TCS, Xansa,

9 32801

My DB2 program first read the data from a file and then it look into a table with the data it got from the file.If we did not bind the program , should the file read before SQL execution be success??

Xansa,

2 5099

what is copy pending and check pending ?

Xansa,

1 9804

what needs to be done if a table is in copy pending / check pending status?

Xansa,

5 21141

what is check point and restart Logic ? why do we go for that ??

CGI, UST, Xansa,

2 26306

I HAVE 2 TABLES ONE IS EMP_TABLE AND ANOTHER DEPT_TABLE.EMP_TABLE CONTAINS NAME,DEPTNO,DEPTNAME,LOCATION AND DEPT_TABLE CONTAINS DEPTNO,DOJ(DATE OF JOINING).I WANT TO DISPLAY NAME,DEPTNAME,DOJ AND WHO ARE JOINED BETWEN 01- JAN-2007 TO 01-JAN-2008?

Perot Systems,

6 9360

What are the differences bitween cobol and cobol-2?

Wipro,

1 7259

Program A calls program B. Will the working storage variables declared in program B be initialized every time it is called by program A or will the values be retained until the end of program A?

7 19042

I have a source program compiled with Cobol-2. The output file has a record length of 100 defined in the program but a record of 60 bytes getting written into it. i.e. The rest of 40 bytes I am not Writing anything. But it by default puts some values into the last 40 bytes. However it does not impact anything. But when Compiled the module with Enterprise Cobol the last 40 bytes were spaces as fillers. Can anyone explain?

Cognizant,

5 14912

In cursor program-1 can we create another cursor program-2 inside the cursor program-1.If yes how/no why ?

Wipro,

2 7019

IN CICS APPLICATION PROGRAM, INSTEAD OF HARDCODING MAP AND MPASET NAMES WHILE SENDING AND REIEVING ...CAN WE DO LIKE THIS ??? MOVE MAP AND MAPSET NAMES TO WORKING STORAGE SECTION VARIABLES AND USE THOSE VARIABLES WHILE SENDING AND RECIEVING MAP.IF YES, HOW CAN WE MOVE MAP INPUT , OUTPUT VARIABLES. IF ANYBODY KNOWS THIS PLEASE POST THE ANSWER

2 7523

There is a 5000 EMP in company.how we find out the 5th highest getting salary employee outof 5000 employes........

IBM,

10 15203

what is meaning by design document? who can repared for this?

TCS,

5 13224


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is the term “where” for?

558


What are the types of important programs that are used in the cics?

615


When you are working with the project.. once your coding is over what will u do? where u r maintaining your CR(change request) what is the format what are the documents u need to prepare while testing?

1572


I have a subprogram B calling from mainprogram A.I have opened a cursor in A ,Can i fetch the same cursor in subprogram B , If yes , Please explain the reason?

1938


What is the eib?

589






what is a corelated subquerry?

662


have you ever know what is the meaning of Packed Decimal  

1131


Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and exec cics start command?

565


Define cedf?

570


What is the pic clause for the hhmmss type of data fields?

511


Explain the difference in data type "x" and "p"?

597


What is the disadvantage of dynamic generation of acb?

583


In which area will you utilize 88 level items in cobol?

724


How to find or access the current level of a gdg?

489


What are 77 levels used for?

661