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

what is a zoned decimal data type and how it will be stored?

IBM,

2 8574

what are the error codes in cobol, db2, cics, vsam , and jcl

TetraSoft,

2 8218

what is psuedo conversation?

HCL,

6 11549

what is the default print format? in cobol

HSBC,

3 11472

how to crack cts interview apps? NOVEMBER 21 2010

CTS,

2 8188

How will fetch last 5 rows from table in db2

6 18161

Syntax for JCLLIB & JOBLIB???

1 13267

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

Syntel,

2608

when will come session device error?

TCS,

4 22577

how to code instream data in procedure?

3 8776

can anyone tell me about paginglogic in CICS,Please?

TCS,

2 11721

why should SYSIN DD * statement should not be included inside a PROCedure snippet??? please answer this.. i need to know.

2506

What is the use of the DELIGHT in Mainframes and whats is use of scope?

1 4814

HOw can I get the negative sign while deduct high value from low value

2314

We know that size of redefine and redefining need not to be same..Then does the below case true 01 ws-date pic 9(6). 01 ws-redf-date REDEFINES ws-date 05 ws-year pic 9(4) 05 ws-mon pic 9(2) 05 ws-day pic 9(2)

Cap Gemini,

1 6574

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

My Question is 1. How to cound no. of records in JCL. Please explain with an example. 2. How to execute only odd steps in JCL? I know EDIT TYPE = Inculde, Step Name = 1,3,5 and COND code for all even step. Anyone knows other than this.

2525

How dummy is used in jcl?

1207

Explain isolation level?

1167

What is use of restart and how to use it?

1366

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

2499

what are the statements that are not valid to be included in an include statement?

1441

What is meant by an attribute byte?

1101

How the interaction between DB2, SQL, and QMF takes place?

1724

A dd statement consists of 4 fields. Name them?

1481

How many register we are using in mvs?

1093

What is clone table?

1116

What is cursor stability in db2?

1417

What are IDMS set of occurances?

1428

State the maximum value up to which volumes can be inserted to an stogroup?

1103

can any one plzzzzzz tell the jcl code for creating ps using idcams

11775

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