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Explain the difference between getting the system time with eibtime and asktime command?

1078

What is the pic clause for the data type of length option field type of data fields?

942

What is the common work area?

983

Define communication area?

990

Define exec cics retrieve?

1174

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and exec cics start command?

1140

What are the common tables in cics and their usage?

1005

Explain the function of the terminal control table?

1002

Name the three ways available for a program to position the cursor on the screen?

1083

What is cics load command?

1060

How can you access esds files from cics?

1102

Explain the difference between physical map and symbolic map?

987

What are the cics commands associated with task control?

991

Tsqs can be written in the main storage or auxiliary storage? State true or false

1 1569

What is a cics task?

1058

Un-Answered Questions { MainFrame }

What is a query can be displayed without saving it?

1087

i was faced one question- i have value -00001234.56 Suppress the zeroes and the output should be -1234.56 But Not - 1234.56 spaces should not be available after suppressing the zeroes. logic in jcl and cobol?

1324

how can a gdg base be created in a jcl. What is the difference between empty and scratch parameter while defining/altering gdg base?

1275

What is the difference between Structured COBOL Programming and Object Oriented COBOL programming?

1111

What is non-conventional programs?

1081

How are composite and multiple indexes different?

1003

what is cab?

1161

If I want to execute Sftp commands(LS & GET) stored in Physical file from CL program automatically...Can u Plz tell me how can I do this?...How the script will look?? THANX FOR NY HELP...

2771

What is an ims database?

1136

What is the purpose of relative record data set used in vsam?

1091

What is the difference between nvl and coalesce?

1059

What is database descriptor?

1017

What is dbrm? What it contains? When it will be created?

1045

can all users have the privilage to use the sql statement select * (dml)?

1162

What is the job entry system used in your project? based on what criteria the sequence of jobs are picked if priority is not mentioned in the job card?

2284

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