MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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MainFrame Interview Questions

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In CICS/VSAM every file that is accessed should be defined in FCT. we have CICS READ, WRITE, BROWSE commands for VSAM files. How does it work with DB2 tables. It know it has to do with the plan. Please expain with examples.

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i know the stpes 2 create an executable CICS/DB2 cobol code. 1. DB2 Precompiler converts the SQL Statements into COBOL API statements and creates another member with Acess plans. CodeA results in CodeB (code with API calls) & CodeC ( Access Plans ) 2.Code B is compiled/linked 2 create an exceutable.(codeE) 3.Now CodeC is binded to the database on which CodeE will be run. Can somebody provide me the sample JCLs for precompile/compile/link/bind.

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Can anybody know what is Pick/Basic? Is it a programming language? can it be used in AS400 machine?

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How Plan is created while executing the query using SPUFI?

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what is active directory How to install active directory 2003?

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what are the options in file-aid to edit vsam dataset and to compare data sets.

Ocwen,

2 10986

how can we pass external data to instream procedures

IBM, Infosys, Ocwen,

5 13686

what is the certification that has a good value for a practioner in mainframes but not habving much knowledge on db2 related stuff?

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i have 1000 records in pf.what are all the ways to read a particular name records in rpg?? ie.. in pf i have a name called demo appeared around 52 times hw will we read this particular records in rpg/400?.

IBM,

11 20909

how to see number of logical files depending on a pf?...can we declare more than 20 logical files from a single pf? is it possible

ocbc,

4 9906

Define interactive jobs and batch jobs

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pls anyone explain about compile time array,pre run time array run time array

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What is difference between Return Code, user completion code, Abend code and reason Code?

IBM, Satyam, Wipro,

2 14629

(1)In Cl Program,Are PGM and ENDPGM mandatery Keywords or not .If yes, please tell me why these keywords is necessary. (2)If we will not define these two keywords (PGMand ENDPGM) then any error will be come or not.

FIS, IBM, Virtusa,

5 21814

Q. Soppose one job is running in a batch mode for long time now i want to kill(end)this batch job.How you will achive this?

IBM,

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Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what are the idcams commands that can be used for vsam and explain each of them.

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How can you submit a job through cobol program?

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Can you delete vsam files with the delete option of the disposition parameter of jcl?

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what would I use uni-rexx for?

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Interviewer asked me write down DDS for load all subfile .can anybody write dds

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When the like statement is used?

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What are bind parameters in db2?

1044

define what a data area is along with a brief example of what it may be used for?

1726

different type of cursor?

1043

Why db2 is called db2?

1034

hello friends ,i have exam in Hsbc,pls any on send me placement papers and technical questions on mainframes,thank u

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The disp in the JCL is MOD and the program opens the file in OUTPUT mode. What happens ? The disp in the JCL is SHR and the pgm opens the file in EXTEND mode. What happens ?

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what are the different types of variables available in cl?

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Enlist the features of rexx as a programming language.

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Explain cedf transaction commands?

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