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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How is Telon(CA-Telon) used to build map?

4614

What is the syncpoint and its use?

1 7361

hi dudes.....can any one help me..... what is SET TO TRUE all about,anyway?

1 4570

plz,could any one tell me? what about EBCDIC in cobol?briefly?

1 4479

what is plan? is plan executable or package?

4 11637

if any of the column names is provided wrong, where do you get the error(during precompilation or during Bind)

3 7370

Can we change the LIMIT of GDG?

HCL,

6 19075

When u create a PF and did not fill up Maint parameter, then by default which access path will the system take & why

HCL,

2 8232

I have a occurs for 100 times but it has executed 101 time what could be the reason?

4 9270

What is RRange and ARange?

2111

For Read Stability locks are not applicable for phantoms, What is Phantoms?

2 6335

Please go thru the below points and let me know how to code this. 1. Sort the input dataset for the condition : Starting position is 37,length of the field is 13 based on character and in the ascending order , starting from position 25 length of 12 ,character and in the ascending order. Use a temporary dataset to hold the sorted file. 2. Use the temporary file created in the above step as the input for the next step. The next step is to execute a program and produce an output file. Use the temporary file created in the above as work file 1 and the output of the file to be created in this step work file 2.Also, pass a parameter to the program that is to be executed in this step. The parameter should have the current date in YYYYMMDD format. For the sake of convenience, you can use the below Job Name : Sample1 Input DSN : PCABDT11.CABD.TEST.INPUT Temporary DSN : Sort1 Output DSN : PCABDT11.CABD.TEST.OUTPUT Program Name : SAMPLE Thanks in Advance for your response.

2 4806

How to execute step2,step1,step3 when step1,2&3 are in order

TCS,

6 11855

i 'm new to as/400.in an interview i was asked this question.give a practical example for passing information or data through local data area. I know only that data area is an object used to store tiny bits of data or it can store one value at a time and it is used to store frequently changing values or datas.thats all i know about data area can any one tell me how local data area and user defined data area are used to pass data between jobs with a example or coding.thanks in advance.

CTS,

2 10342

What are the ways you can generate a copybook?

2 5386

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is dpf in db2?

1112

Define cedf?

963

which utility is used to run a cobol-db2 program?

1402

Explain the difference between exec cics handle condtion and an exec cics ignore command?

1039

Explain about rct.

1090

which is more efficient, level 77 or 01?

1047

What Is The Purpose Of The "n" In The Following Calculation Specification?

1133

What is a cursor in programming?

1071

Explain about base register?

1061

What is the default page size of buffer pools?

1123

Highlight all the advantages that are attached to a package.

1119

Can I combine uni-REXX with a compiled language in my application? What application programming interfaces are available? For example, can I share variables between uni-REXX and a compiled language?

907

Portfolio analysis application is an example of?

1139

How can you find out the # of rows updated after an update statement?

1116

What is mainframe application testing?

1058

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