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MainFrame Interview Questions

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Explain the difference between a physical bms mapset and a logical bms mapset?

999

Explain the difference between intra partition tdq and extra partition tdq?

995

What is the abend command?

1032

Explain how many conditions can you include in a single handle condition command?

1034

Explain the difference between a symbolic map and physical map?

1037

Name the command used for terminating a browse operation?

1027

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and an exec cics link command?

1117

Mention the option used in a cics command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command?

1105

Explain how do you handle errors in cics programs?

985

Explain how do you set the mdt option to on status, even if data is not entered?

1102

Define an asra abend?

1079

Name the command which is used to release a record on which exclusive control is gained?

1015

Explain how do you access storage outside your cics program?

969

What is frset?

1031

What are the common cics service programs and explain their usage?

1032

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is the difference between binary search and sequential search?

1089

How to get the last record in vsam file in cluster? And how can u get the ksds file records into cobol program?

1035

how do you round the addition or subtraction of two numbers in assembler? what does the following code do? change process tool(code changes from dev to prd) the changes made to your code should be effected in live. How the process takes place. That is how can you move the code changes from development to production?

1123

How do you find whether any generations exist under a gdg base?

1051

Can you define path?

989

What is the connection string to connect to the DB2 Database ?

1128

is their a difference in cobol400 for the release 5.2 and 6.1 at the as400.

2566

What is blu acceleration in db2?

1070

What is the distinction amongst include and copy?

980

Which is not true about evaluate statement

2457

What is a mainframe?

983

How and when does the db2 enforces the unique key?

1083

Difference Between Source Physical File & Physical File?

1076

How to find or access the current level of a gdg?

838

How you can characterize tables in cobol?

1203

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