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IBM MainFrame Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

What is the use of lds (linear data set)?

1029

Explain the catalog?

991

Define dynamic processing?

1019

Explain the index set?

1094

Explain the purpose of the file status clause in the select statement?

994

Explain the significance of the shareoptions parameter?

1012

Explain what are the optional parameters to the input dataset while loading the empty cluster with the data records?

1155

What is the purpose of idcams?

1049

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

1052

Define free space?

1059

Define a path?

1092

Define base cluster?

1014

What are the common vsam error conditions and codes?

1084

What is recovery parameters in define cluster command?

1058

Tell me how many alternate indexes you can have on a dataset?

1101

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Name the various types of tables spaces.

1096

Which components manage deadlocks in db2?

1072

Does jcl support automatic restart?

1237

If DB2 query returns in null value, how do you work with it in PL/1?

2364

Explain the difference between a symbolic map and physical map?

1037

how to access the file from prodution from changeman tool and to submit a file to production

7549

Is therE anybody who knows about TICKLER FILE of RM.??thank you

2122

Can a Search can be done on a table with or without Index?

1289

what is the use of outrecord?

2222

What is comp-1?

961

What are some uses of the evaluate statement?

953

What is a db2 tablespace?

1068

What is the mainframe computer?

943

What is ibm db2 database?

1008

What is the eib?

1028

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