IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

Minimum how many Number of Paragraphs are there in ID- Divison?

IBM,

7 9289

With in these three which one is the default one Call Reference, Call By Value, Call By Content.-Which one is default?

IBM,

4 9346

SSRange is used to do a range check on which of the Following. SUBSCRIPT,INDEX,REFERENCE MODIFICATION,Run-time option.

Lehman Brothers,

3 12709

What is the maximum number of Alternate Index ???

4 9607

How to test CICS, MainFrame applications

Covansys,

12 27532

What are the main topics in CICS to prepare for interview purpose and for real time purpose?

iGate,

2 7009

Can you please let me know the centre name of INS certification in Kolkata.

1717

What are the advantage of Model Data Set Table: it will be help to which among this DCB; LRECL; DISP; SPACE?

1 4191

If we have 100 records in the PF, we deleted all the records then what is the Size of the PF?

2 5343

Can you define multiple maps in a BMS mapset?How,can anybody sent with syntax?

3 15751

Hi Guyz, My requirement is to empty out a PS file but not to delete. How would I do that. Is there any Utility. If any other way, plz answer. Thanks.

iGate, Lehman Brothers,

9 24593

How to move a field DT 9(8) of input file to DT 9(8) COMP-3 in output file in ezytrieve? in the output file entire dt is not moved.If any answer plz reply as soon as possible.

1653

Attended Xansa Interview , Asked Questions : 1) Diff between Renames and Redefines 2) Comp and Comp -3 3) What will happen if DISP = ( NEW, DELETE, KEEP) 4) Gave one scenario like , if PIC clause X(50) has to be increased to X(70) how u will proceed with this change. 5) Diff between Section and Paragraph

Xansa,

4 6927

how to fetch multiple records without using cursor

HCL,

14 35064

what is datacom db?

CSC,

2 6825


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

If a (+1) generation dataset is created in the first step of a job, how can it be referenced in later steps of the same job for input?

789


Explain the difference between intra partition tdq and extra partition tdq?

590


suppose I have 1000 rows in a db2 table. I want to update first 100 records, how do I do it?

683


What is the function of the dd dcb keyword?

831


What is the common work area?

550






Explain the thress bms options?

574


Let us say you have a collection of multiple maps in cics. So if you are asked to determine the exact storage space that is available in a symbolicmap, then how will you compute it?

691


Can you define temporary storage?

691


input= ,,,, mainframe training ,,, hyderabad .... location.... output1=$ mainframe training in hyderabad location$ output2=**** mainframe training in hyderabad location ****. In this pgn when we give input considering the spaces the output is displayed in this format.Like in the place of ,,,, $ should be displayed likewise.So please helpmeout.

1785


I want my job (careerride) to be executed in 1 minute and 2 seconds. How do I do that?

713


Explain sorting techniques in cobol program? Provide the sort file definition, the sort statement, its syntax and meaning

686


What is a page in idms?

507


Mention data types used in db2 ?

681


Is it possible to left uncode disp? If yes, how?

708


Can we redefine the field of x(200) to less than 200?

821