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Mention the location where the output received from explain statement is stored.

1120

What are the uses of db2 optimizer?

1290

Comment whether dclgen is mandatorily used. If not, then what is the point of using it?

1050

Before you give the explain statement, what are the prerogatives?

1026

What is the information associated with sysibm.syslinks table?

1120

Mention the way of highlighting as well as putting a cursor to use in a cobol program.

1073

What is the purpose of using commit?

1090

If the cursor is kept open followed the issuing of commit, what is the procedure to leave the cursor that way?

1143

What is meant by explain?

1123

Define db2.

1104

Highlight all the advantages that are attached to a package.

1110

What is release/acquire in bind?

1102

Mention some fields that are a part of sqlca.

1014

Following a db2 update statement, what is the quickest way to compute the total number of updated rows?

1060

Explain the contents that are a part of dclgen.

1087

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

what would be the effect on the field where reverse image, underline and highlight display attributes were active?

1609

What are the 2 types of parameters in dd statement?

1151

Define the attribute byte?

1142

What are the sub parameters for undo command?

1083

What is the maximum value that can be stored in s9(8) comp?

1044

Explain the function of the relative record data set?

926

Define autostatus in idms?

838

What is the role of the data page in the db2 database?

1020

What does it mean by Restart and Checkpoint in JCL ? How are checkpoints being taken and what is their usage ? How to use Checkpoint macro on a JOBSTEP ?

9740

if there is a module object , how to find the program object for this module object.Assume the module object name and program object name is not same.

2625

What is clone table?

1036

What is the tcp in the cisc?

1101

Suppose I have a ksds file. I have a records like 1,2,3,4,5,6,...100. I want to read using dynamic mode like from 10 the record onwards like, 10,12,14,16,18,....60. Wat is the command for this?

665

Explain the input procedure and output procedure?

906

What is page size in db2?

971

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