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MainFrame Interview Questions

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What is the difference between getting the system time with EIBTIME and ASKTIME command?

2 12626

What is the use of a TDQ, TSQ?

IBM,

1 6743

What are extra partition & intra partition TDQs?

IBM,

2 13247

By which CICS defined field can you determine the position of the cursor on the map ?

1 4517

Name three ways the Modified Data Tag can be set on?

IBM,

6 14586

What is the access method used by DB2?

1 5696

How do you handle errors in CICS pgms ?

IBM,

1 6332

Do you receive the attribute byte in the symbolic map?

IBM,

2 8994

Explain the term Transaction routing?

IBM,

1 4277

What is a deadlock?

1 5001

What is the command used to send a map to a terminal?

1 5334

What are the 3 common ways to create maps?

IBM,

1 7628

What is the CICS LOAD command?

IBM,

3 18840

What is a resident program?

IBM,

2 9986

Name some of the common tables in CICS and their usage.

IBM,

1 7673

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

how to write code for singlepage in sqlrpgle with update ?

2819

What is cursor with hold option in db2?

1067

what is the purpose of coding notify parameter in job statement?

1161

what is sflpag and sflsiz ?

3427

Explain the catalog?

986

In job processing, what happens in conversion stage?

1190

What happens if both JOBLIB & STEPLIB is specified ?

1138

What tools are available in PL/1?

1520

What is the advantages of using IDMS compared to other database systems?

1387

How many types of page locks can be held in db2?

1036

Explain about ISPF/TSO Commands

1941

Explain the three location modes?

891

What is control area?

1077

Define adabas?

975

how you get the relative record in a subfile in which cursor is located?

1100

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