IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
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WHAT IS DIFFEENCE BETWEEN PDS AND PDES? STEPS BEFORE MERGING? DUMMY DATASET USES? DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IDCAMS AND ICETOOLS? DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALL JCL UTILITY TOOLS?

HCL, IBM,

4 10973

how i can enter into cics region in real time.

Cap Gemini,

2 9197

After execute the map, What will happen ? Give breif Description

HCL, IBM,

4 8128

How do find length of the cursor in cics map ?

HCL,

3 8233

can we declare s9(9)v9(9) in cobol ? if yes how many bytes it will occupy ?(urgent plz answer it)

CTS,

13 32462

can any one tell "in esds in what structure records will stored?"

1 3474

how can we convert esds to lds?

2 4868

How many maps are create in a single mapset?

5 11954

what is the use of reuse in vsam?

3 12795

What is difference between copy and include?

6 15673

01 xxx pic 9(4). 01 yyy pic 9(6). move 123456 into yyy. move yyy to xxx. display yyy. what would be the value of yyy

HSBC,

13 32757

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

1960

how GDGs are concatinated?

HSBC,

4 7718

Using DELETE what type of file can you delete? a)SEQUENTIAL FILE B)INDEXED FILE C) D) Some options were there..i cant remember

HSBC,

3 7525

in step1 of a jcl,disp=(mod,delete,delete) step02 exec pgm=ccc,cond=(0,le) will step02 be executed? i)never ii)always iii) iv)... i dont remember options

HSBC,

4 8893


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Define a junction record in idms?

467


What are the building blocks used in vsam datasets?

569


what is the purpose of the verify function of idcams?

601


What are the cics tables?

658


How to List the Available Tables?

1278






how we sort two input files based on a common column and giving one o/p file please send me the coding logic?

1657


Are there any set of rules for the names of the steps used in a job?

637


what do you mean by the cobol record key clause in vsam?

605


What is the maximum size of varchar data type in db2?

645


how do you reference the printer file formats from cobol programs

665


What language is db2 written in?

595


when you compile a cics program, the (pre) compiler puts an extra chunk of code. Where does it get included and that is it called? What is its length?

641


Explain the advantages of adabas?

587


What is a bind card?

681


What are foreign keys in db2?

616