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

3564

How many program bind in one module....

2681

At what stage, operator can change the class and priority of a submitted job?

2 5717

how to retrieve RRN value in RPGLE program

3 17417

if time parameter is not coded on the job card and job step then what is the default time assigned to the entire job and for each step in the job by the systyem ?

ITC Infotech,

2 8892

what is the use of temporary files?

Hexaware,

5 12689

how do u see jobs submitted before ur job ?

1 5355

HOW TO DEBUG A BATCH JOB WHEN IT IS IN MESSAGEWAIT(MSWG) STATUS.I KNOW THE STEPS FOR BATCH DEBUGGING,BUT IM CONFUSING WITH WHEN WE SUBMIT ANY JOB FOR BATCH DEBUG WE PUT IN HELD STATE.SO HERE ALSO DO SAME THING OR ANY OTHER WAY,PLEASE HELP ME....

HCL, Mind Tree,

1 18657

I had Records in file Like this Company Code IBM 2 IBM 1 IBM 4 WIPRO 3 WIPRO 2 WIPRO 9 TCS 4 TCS 6 TCS 3 i want the record of every company with highest code How can i do that?

Wipro,

3 10154

How to declare the pull button in AS/400..

2333

if i am having a cics,vsam and db2 programs with each functions and i want that each function on screen?

iGate,

2265

what is the difference between return code and maxcc?

iGate,

2 16821

4 persons a, b , c , d have to go to concert which will held in 17 minutes. there is a bridge which only 2 persons at a time can cross. its night and they have only one flashlight with them. Flashlight cannot be thrown. one person should return with the flashlight all 4 person have different speed. a = crosses bridge in 1 min. b = crosses bridge in 2 min. c = crosses bridge in 5 min. d = crosses bridge in 10 min how can they all reach in time.?? Ex- suppose a and d crosses bridge which will take 10 mins and then d returns back with a flashlight which will make 20 mins and mission is failed.

Manhattan,

1 5426

I need to compare two VSAM files, both having 'number' as key. If there is a matching record, write the data into another VSAM file. How will it be possible.

DSRC,

1 9853

diffrence between rename and prefix

2 9677

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is Comp-2?

1140

Explain the function of job statement in jcl?

1211

Write some characteristics of cobol as means of business language.

1145

What are some uses of the evaluate statement? Explore the syntax of the evaluate statement?

973

we cant write data into file using cl program then what is sndf

1660

WHAT IS AS/400 SYNORIO?

3359

What are the different rules to perform a Search?

1098

I want to set position for a particular text in a certain position in several of my cics maps.Please provide me with a solution. Ex: If "F1-Help" has to be set to pos(4,27) always in all the maps within a PDS.

2316

how you can direct the data to spool using SYSOUT option?

1462

what is the rpg system?

1278

Explain the difference between start and xctl?

1072

Can we see the copy book length using file-aid?

906

accept ws-date from date will return the current date?

1018

can I redistribute oorexx freely with commercial software?

1043

What is multithreading in jcl?

1468

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