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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Q.Suppose one job is running in a batch mode for a long time now i want to kill this batch job. how you achive this?

IBM,

3 10225

What is the name of default out queue when user logs inn to syatem with valid profile?

IBM,

3 9600

list down and describe the sub systems vailable

IBM,

5 10188

how to check on which PF , the LF is dependant ?

IBM,

4 23368

how to change job priority when it is running in sub system ?

IBM,

11 31889

Q.How primary file can be defined in RPG/400?Please write the senario with opcode specification?

Keane India Ltd,

3 10860

Q. 1.What would be structure of CL PGM. 2. What are the levels of CL PGM. 3.How many files can be defined in new CLLE program?

IBM,

3 11772

Q. 1.What are the in build functions in CL program and what are uses of thes in build functions? 2.How we can create own command in CL program? 3.What is use of STRSRVJOB?

CTS,

3 12489

Q.1.What is differences in STRDBG and STRISDB debugging commands? 2.Where we should use STRDBG and STRISDB Debugging commands?

CTS,

6 27644

Q.How can more than two program be executed in batch mode through SBMJOB in CL PGM but the condition is that program must be executed one by one?Please wtite the senario? 2. IS it possibe more then two programs can be executed in batch mode and HOw it will be executed in CL program ,please write the senario?

IBM,

6 16388

Q. HOw can read multimember file through RPG/400 and CL/400 Actully i know that we can Read multimember file in RPG through EXEFILE and EXEMBR and in cl through OVRDBF and MEMBER(3)....But i want to read 3 members by CL Program And RPG/400 program.Please write the coding(Program) for both RPG/400 and CL/400 programs? 2.What are the full forms(stands) of EXEFILE and EXEMBR?

CTS,

5 33321

When you are working with the project after coding what will u do? Like what type of documents u will prepare? How will u do testing?

2 5033

Generally if I want to select the names starting with c I need to use c% But how could I code to select the data which contains % as a part of data.

5 7951

how to display the negative numbers?

2330

suppose program A is calling program B, at a time A will send 100 records but it has to send 500 records. how it will possible?

2083

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is dbms in ims?

1059

Name the command which is used to release a record on which exclusive control is gained?

1007

how to convert the recors form vsam file to db2 table tru file aid

3254

Define pcb?

1079

how do we prepare test data using file-aid tool?

2544

What is a transid?

1078

write a program to read from a VSAM file , there will be a 5 records to create name. empno. resignation and address to update in a db2 table and call another program using dynamic call to find the matching fields in program 1 to update in db2 table. anybody pls send de program for dis ? thanks in advance...

2733

Is db2 free?

1092

Explain how will you differentiate between an internal and an external sort, the pros and cons, internal sort syntax etc

1243

what are the three line types in rlu ?

2167

suppose I have two tables a and b. Both tables are connected with ssn number as foreign key. I want to retrieve a column data from b table. How will you write a query?

963

How jcl work to handle various input output file operations?

1161

What is meant by PPT and what are its uses?

1096

how is the future of tandem mainframe?

3378

What are the types of identifiers?

1016

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