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

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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

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what is the cics command used to access current date and time?

IBM,

1162

when an xctl is done, does the tranid change ? Is a new task created ? Does it cause an implicit syncpoint to be issued ?

IBM,

1224

what is the most common way of building queue-id of a tsq?

IBM,

1083

which transient data queue support ati?

IBM,

1154

which cics service transaction is used to gain accessibility to cics control tables? Mention the one that has the highest priority.?

IBM,

1182

what is the difference between a return with transid and xctl? For example program. A is issuing return with transid to program b. Program a. Is isssuing xctl to program b?

IBM,

1182

Which are the db2 tools to protect integrity of the database?

IBM,

1120

define cond parameter in jcl?

IBM,

1266

what do you mean by include statement in jcl?

IBM,

1 2251

write a jcl to execute a job by 7:00 am on jan 20,1986?

IBM,

1112

what do you mean by a vsam slot?

IBM,

998

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

IBM,

1018

explain how many ways you can load data in a vsam cluster?

IBM,

1036

what is the meaning of dynamic processing in vsam?

IBM,

1041

what do you mean by a vsam split?

IBM,

1082

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is a set in idms?

832

What is the function of commit in idms?

860

What is the use of mdt (modified data tag)?

1045

What is NOTCAT ?

1320

which is the cics control program that provides communication services between user written application programs and terminals?

994

Can you define attribute byte?

1023

What is afoper?

868

can oorexx run normal rexx programs?

1000

Can we update view in db2?

998

I want to JCL sort for Non-COMP and COMP-3 fields SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,11,A,12,11,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS Length of comp bytes is 11 bytes which start at 6byte and 12 byte considering 11 bytes in comp-3 is 6 bytes. Can anyone tell if the above sort work SORT FIELDS=(1,5,A,6,6,A,12,6,A,19,1,A,20,1,A),FORMAT=BI,EQUALS does not works OK

1940

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3996

Explain the function of dd name parameter with a 2 part structure; audit.report?

1452

Is their any limit for data sets?

1183

How to code the db2 queries using rexx?

981

Can I combine uni-REXX with a compiled language in my application? What application programming interfaces are available? For example, can I share variables between uni-REXX and a compiled language?

895

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