IBM MainFrame Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What are 77 levels used for?

661

What is the difference between a binary search and a sequential search? What are the pertinent cobol commands?

717

How do you define a variable of comp-1 and comp-2?

707

What is rmode(any) ?

686

Is it possible that the redefines clause has different picture clauses compared to the one it redefined?

678

What is the difference between structured cobol programming and object alternativelyiented cobol?

757

What the difference is between continue and next sentence?

665

What is perform what is varying?

711

How you can read the file from bottom?

660

How do you differentiate between cobol and cobol-ii?

658

Why would you use find and get rather than to obtain?

692

How do you reference the following file formats from cobol programs?

696

What is rmode(24)

682

If you are current on the owner of a set, what is the difference between obtain next and obtain first?

644

What is the default value(s) for an initialize? What keyword will allow for an override of the default?

661


Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Can you explain differences between temporary storage queue (tsq) and transient data queue (tdq)?

591


explain the means of supporting pseudo conversation programming. (Eg. Storing and restoring of states, control flow, error handling)?

620


Can dynamic calls be used in CICS?

645


What do you mean by hierarchical database?

603


How do I delete a column in db2?

680






What is the comaera?

766


Why adabas is used?

539


Differentiate between control interval (ci) and control area (ca)?

535


How to Get Information About the Tables?

1183


List out the three types of page locks that can be held.

689


Write about a ‘view’ in brief?

563


what happens in execution stage in job processing?

657


what are the differences between and exec cics xctl and an exec cics link command?

710


Can I share my data with other jobs? How?

672


Name the various types of tables spaces.

591