IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

what is mainframe? what is the mainframe software ? what is use in s/w field?

CSE,

7 10023

what is the basic concept of mainframe? what knowledge is needed for learn this mainframe?

CSE, TCS, Wipro,

4 15396

db2 query I have one table with the following details. SNO SNAME DOJ ------ -------------------- ---------- 10 KRISH 2007-03-19 20 REDDY 2007-05-19 30 RRRRR 2007-05-19 40 BBBBB 2008-05-19 50 CCCCC 2009-05-19 60 JJJJJ 2009-05-19 70 JJJJJ 2004-05-19 i want the output in the following format:( no of students joined in each year(no nedd to consider about month and date) year count --------- ---------- 2004 1 2007 3 2008 1 2009 2

TCS,

9 11311

what will be the output of the below given query, if no matching records are found : (a.) 0 (b.) null (c.) error select Avg(salary) from TableA where Deptno = 'insurance'

Amdocs,

10 13497

How we copy a program from production region to development region.What is the process & syntax ?

CTS,

3 12174

Explain complete concept of table handling in COBOL with an example?

IBM, TCS, Wipro,

2 17606

How to test thru JCL if any file(PS or VSAM) is empty or not. I do not want to use any COBOL prog or Ezytrieve and want to do using utility.

Lehman Brothers,

10 37480

how many bytes do SPPPP999 will store?

18 18072

what is partial serch analysys in cics?

2 4684

what is check pending option

Fujitsu,

1 5316

if we are specifing joblib as well as steplib in job then at the time of execution how the process will complete

4 7634

can we use variable picture clause as xx.99 in cobol.

3 8776

Suppose there r total 10 steps. Out of which i want to execute only the 7th step. How can i do that....????

3 7734

Suppose there r 10 steps . Out fo which i want to execute 10th, 9th and 8th in reverse order without using IEBEDIT. How can i do that..???

IBM, UST,

5 15178

how will be submit 1 jcl by other jcl? means that how 'll submit one job by other job??

Steria,

3 19691


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is the difference between the mro & isc?

532


if we want to use a gdg which is already created by some job, then how to use the reference of the last generation in a jcl?

1613


how to run batch program without jcl?

10064


What do you mean by between and in? Is between inclusive of specified range values?

664


What is the use of the program list table?

621






Explain about logical data model of idms?

511


What is the difference between the positional and keyword parameters? Give examples.

704


What is the difference between an obtain next and obtain first in idms?

514


Suppose pgm A calling Pgm B .Pgm B has some Db2 program. at the time of compilation should plan and package will be created for both A and B or only B? What is the concept?

6821


Explain the system transid cemt?

587


What is the default value(s) for an initialize? What keyword will allow for an override of the default?

654


What is cics load command?

568


what is need of start 0? In steed of

669


What is the purpose of store statement?

474


what is a jcl?

685