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

What is the syntax for FETCH in DB2 ?

MCN Solutions,

1206

How many databases can be created inside an instance in db2 ?

MCN Solutions,

1029

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

MCN Solutions,

1122

What is the difference between "db2ilist" and "db2 get instance" commands in DB2 Database Server?

MCN Solutions,

1270

Which command is used to connect to a database in DB2 ? Give the Syntax.

MCN Solutions,

1102

What is report-item in COBOL?

Arigo Infotech,

1151

How do we get current date from system with century in COBOL?

Winsol Solutions,

1375

What is the Purpose of POINTER Phrase in STRING command in COBOL?

Winsol Solutions,

1250

What is the LINKAGE SECTION used in COBOL?

UGC Corporation,

1524

Why occurs cannot be used in 01 level in COBOL?

Arigo Infotech,

1156

What is Pic 9v99 Indicates in COBOL?

SwanSoft Technologies,

1256

What is the difference between external and global variables in COBOL?

Winsol Solutions,

1455

In COBOL programming, what is PERFORM? What is VARYING?

CDC,

1144

What is the maximum length of a field you can define using COMP-3 in COBOL?

UGC Corporation,

1 1988

In COBOL, what is the different between index and subscript?

TryTechnicals Pvt Ltd,

1243

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Explain the significance of dbid used in adabs?

949

State the differences between vsam and non-vsam files?

1051

What is the structure and definition for the same?

1002

What is dbms in ims?

1058

What is buffer pool and list some of them?

1024

what is the other verb for release and write ?

1002

What is the use of value function?

1147

Tandem COBOL Interview questions (on TACL,SCOBOL,ENSCRIBE,PATHWAY0

23634

what are the various stages of job processing?

1279

How is next sentence and continue different?

981

Explain the job statement in jcl?

1155

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF "CLAIM PROCESSING SYSTEM"

2390

What is the use of intialize verb?

1246

What is basic difference between directory and pds in ibm mainframe?

1174

How would you understand error(execution phase)?

1245

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