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

How to use the same COBOL program in Batch and CICS on lines? explain with an example

IBM,

2384

what type of version is we r using now real time in all modules(cobol, jcl, cics, db2, vsam)?

Accenture,

1 3812

What type of versions we r using in mainframe (jcl, cobol, db2, vsam, cics)?

Accenture,

1 7138

WHAT IS MENT BY RECORD LEVEL IDENTIFIER ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS?

1 7579

WHAT IS MEANT BY SIGNATURE VAILOTION ERROR

IBM,

1 6604

Need a sql query: retrive all duplicate records in table

3 11331

what's the significance of freespace(0 0) and freespace(100 100)

3 12654

how can we know running job is batch or intractive ? i need all the possibilites.........plz help me

HSBC, IBM,

3 9888

What is timing concept in mainframe?

2199

In JCL I have 5 steps,I need to execute 1st,2nd and 5th steps only,can any one answer me please?

TCS,

2 20504

i have 6 steps in my jcl program after going to 5th step i want to execute 3rd step.....how can i do it....by using(RESTART) can i do it or not?

Wipro,

2 7357

HOw to submit a job from other user id.? for exp some other job name like "t4622sdx".now i want to submit that job from my user id?(we don't know that location at all Just we know job name)

MSN Pharma, UST,

1 9441

I have a input file. Data like: ABCDEFGH.... i want out put file like AB BC CD DE....How can do this??

UST,

7 12698

In my table having 100 Rec. How can I delete the 7th row?? (we don't know what is data inside the table)

IBM,

9 15744

How many maps can we declare in a mapset.what is the limit.

IBM,

4 9826

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What are foreign keys in db2?

1099

10. Why mainframe testing is so important? Give any three advantages of Mainframe Testing?

3558

Is the primary key a clustered index?

1138

WHICH REPLY CODE IS USED BT sftp ? ... (e.g.226 is used by FTP IF FILE IS TRANSFERED)

2158

What is an ook-rec in idms?

854

What is the syncpoint command?

1202

What is the LINKAGE SECTION used in COBOL?

1522

what is the length of a variable in rpg?

1672

What are the different options in OPTIONS?

1487

What do you understand by the term notcat 2 – gs?

1237

using dfu, user will be able to ___________ from physical file?

987

IIN APITUDE THEY GAVE ONLY 10 QUESTIONS.. THEY ARE SIMPLE ONE FROM NUMBER SERIES,BOATS,TIME & DISTANCE,PROFIT &LOSS,FIND OUT THE NUMBER ? 9 25 4 36 81 64 49 AND surveillance SPELLINGS E.T.C

2177

What is file identifier where we can use?

1122

i made it to stage 3 of an interview process wednessday they will quiz my knowledge again face to face for an analyst role recruiter said it will be based on Business requirements system is cobol and good ideas what they might ask etc

2589

How can a stopped job be started again?

1188

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