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

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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2429

how GDGs are concatinated?

4 9359

Using DELETE what type of file can you delete? a)SEQUENTIAL FILE B)INDEXED FILE C) D) Some options were there..i cant remember

HSBC,

3 8909

in step1 of a jcl,disp=(mod,delete,delete) step02 exec pgm=ccc,cond=(0,le) will step02 be executed? i)never ii)always iii) iv)... i dont remember options

HSBC,

4 10303

Which COND paramter will u use to execute the step only if the previous step does not execute

BoA, HSBC,

3 7754

How to delete AIX ? i) IEBGENER ii) IDCAMS iii) PURGE iv) All of the above

HSBC,

3 9991

what will be the error code if duplicate key of VSAM file is found?

HSBC, Kings,

1 7417

how many bytes timestamp token occupies?

Boss Global, Cap Gemini, TCS,

6 15680

what is the main use of OPNQRYF ?? in that query why we can use OVERDBF and in that OVERDBY why should we use SHARE(*YES)

IBM,

2 9335

where exactly we can use OPNQRYF ?

TCS,

3 10925

01 var1 pic x(10) 01 var2 redefines var1 pic 9(10). then in procedure division move 'abcde' to var1 then waht is the value of var1 and var2

HSBC,

9 14699

Code how to read 5th element of the array?

CGI,

2 8646

How to Convert 2010/02/11 to m/dd/yyy.. with string and without string if any other method... code

CGI,

5 10916

How u detect record is locked in Cobol/400 ? Wat is the solution for that ?

CGI,

2 13566

what are the steps to sort in a cobol program?

Patni,

2 5586

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the purpose of store statement?

823

How to find the maximum value in a column in the db2 database?

1083

What is an instance database?

1052

Explain the difference between various read and find statement?

1053

What is perform?

1098

what is *inzsr used for?

2329

What are the pertinent COBOL

2570

Which component is responsible for processing sql statements and selecting access paths?

1127

can we describe the results of opening for input empty vsam files in a cobol program?

1014

Can you define cemt?

1055

What are the processing modes available in ims db?

1077

Why did you choose to work with ibm mainframe cobol programming?

1101

What is amode(24), amode(31), rmode(24) and rmode(any) (applicable to only mvsesa enterprise server) ?

1210

Explain the data storage?

998

does uni-rexx give me any capabilities designed specifically for the unix environment?

977

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