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MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is a ca split?

1080

How do you define an altindx?

1040

What are the advantages of vsam over isam?

1135

What is the use of access method services in vsam?

1059

How does control intervals and control areas related to each other?

1006

How is record management performed in vsam?

1140

What is the purpose of control intervals in vsam?

1010

What are the access method services used in vsam?

1036

What are the building blocks used in vsam datasets?

991

What is a ci split?

963

What are the steps involved in access method services?

958

How is the sorting of vsam files carried?

1122

What is control area?

1079

What is the main function of key sequenced data set in vsam?

966

What is control interval?

1071

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is a db2 collection?

1046

What does a finish do in idms?

946

what is the JCL statement consists of?

1191

Why did you choose to work with ibm mainframe cobol programming?

1107

How do you pull up a query which was previously saved in qmf?

1151

Explain how to detect record is locked in cobol/400? What is the solution for that?

911

what is service program?

1036

define the purpose/use for sflrna?

1661

Explain the maximum of key fields and search fields allowed in a segment?

3212

Is it possible to combine uni-rexx with a compiled language in any application? What applications interfaces are there?

929

what is need of start 0? In steed of

1092

What is the function of the dd avgrec keyword in sms datasets?

1343

What are the different data types in cobol?

1444

Explain how can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?

1329

How to declare host variables?

992

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