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 abend command?

1095

Explain how many conditions can you include in a single handle condition command?

1081

Explain the difference between a symbolic map and physical map?

1084

Name the command used for terminating a browse operation?

1077

Explain the difference between and exec cics xctl and an exec cics link command?

1190

Mention the option used in a cics command to retrieve the response code after execution of the command?

1162

Explain how do you handle errors in cics programs?

1037

Explain how do you set the mdt option to on status, even if data is not entered?

1151

Define an asra abend?

1122

Name the command which is used to release a record on which exclusive control is gained?

1080

Explain how do you access storage outside your cics program?

1026

What is frset?

1082

What are the common cics service programs and explain their usage?

1074

What is the meaning of the enq command?

1148

What is the comaera?

1317

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

What is a cursor in programming?

1119

Explain eib?

970

Define cobol coding sheet?

1067

What is length is cobol?

1161

What is db2 catalog database?

1093

How is record management performed in vsam?

1224

What is commarea (communications area)?

1068

What is an area sweep?

946

What will happen if both steplib and joblib are determined?

973

name the utility program closely associated with vsam?

1107

What do you mean by commit and rollback?

1092

What is reorg?

1248

i was faced one question- i have value -00001234.56 Suppress the zeroes and the output should be -1234.56 But Not - 1234.56 spaces should not be available after suppressing the zeroes. logic in jcl and cobol?

1385

Explain the difference between a symbolic map and physical map?

1084

What is schema in db2?

1084

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