IBM MainFrame Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

In an EVALUTE statement is the order of the WHEN clauses significant?

4 12711

Give some advantages of REDEFINES clause?

Syntel,

2 21040

How do you do in-line PERFORM?

Accenture,

4 18513

Explain call by context by comparing it to other calls.

1 9232

What does EXIT do ?

Deloitte,

3 13906

what is Pic 9v99 Indicates?

2 13738

What is an explicit scope terminator?

3 20442

COMP?

2 6518

What should be the sorting order for SEARCH ALL?

5 10862

How is sign stored in Packed Decimal fields and Zoned Decimal fields?

ABC, HCL, TCS,

6 38469

How do you define a table/array in COBOL?

Hexaware,

5 31645

When is a scope terminator mandatory?

3 9359

How do you submit JCL via a Cobol program?

IBM,

5 21133

What is the difference between a DYNAMIC and STATIC call in COBOL?

2 13485

Differentiate COBOL and COBOL-II?

2638

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is isolation level in db2?

1070

How do I create a view in db2?

1082

Is mainframe an operating system?

992

Name the various types of tables spaces.

1176

Describe the cobol database components?

1219

What is use of restart and how to use it?

1365

which parameter is used to check the syntax of a jcl without executing it?

1427

Can we insert update delete in view?

1032

What is a db2 collection?

1114

What is the difference between comp and comp-3?

1230

is oorexx compatible with rexx?

1003

How jcl is used for testing batch programs?

1358

What is the worst thing that you’ve seen on a day?

999

how can we apply for HSBC exam(Mainframe) in India??? i went to their site and was told to submit my CV ,. etc..( totally confusing...)

2447

What is psb?

1088

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