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 mainframe? what is the mainframe software ? what is use in s/w field?

CSE,

7 12750

what is the basic concept of mainframe? what knowledge is needed for learn this mainframe?

CSE, TCS, Wipro,

4 17207

db2 query I have one table with the following details. SNO SNAME DOJ ------ -------------------- ---------- 10 KRISH 2007-03-19 20 REDDY 2007-05-19 30 RRRRR 2007-05-19 40 BBBBB 2008-05-19 50 CCCCC 2009-05-19 60 JJJJJ 2009-05-19 70 JJJJJ 2004-05-19 i want the output in the following format:( no of students joined in each year(no nedd to consider about month and date) year count --------- ---------- 2004 1 2007 3 2008 1 2009 2

TCS,

9 14716

what will be the output of the below given query, if no matching records are found : (a.) 0 (b.) null (c.) error select Avg(salary) from TableA where Deptno = 'insurance'

Amdocs,

10 16738

How we copy a program from production region to development region.What is the process & syntax ?

CTS,

3 13806

Explain complete concept of table handling in COBOL with an example?

IBM, TCS, Wipro,

2 18955

How to test thru JCL if any file(PS or VSAM) is empty or not. I do not want to use any COBOL prog or Ezytrieve and want to do using utility.

Lehman Brothers,

10 41233

how many bytes do SPPPP999 will store?

18 24428

what is partial serch analysys in cics?

2 5679

what is check pending option

Fujitsu,

1 6395

if we are specifing joblib as well as steplib in job then at the time of execution how the process will complete

4 9481

can we use variable picture clause as xx.99 in cobol.

3 10253

Suppose there r total 10 steps. Out of which i want to execute only the 7th step. How can i do that....????

3 9270

Suppose there r 10 steps . Out fo which i want to execute 10th, 9th and 8th in reverse order without using IEBEDIT. How can i do that..???

IBM, UST,

5 17324

how will be submit 1 jcl by other jcl? means that how 'll submit one job by other job??

Steria,

3 21315

Un-Answered Questions { IBM MainFrame }

Explain how can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?

1379

Where is the vsam ksds placed?

1034

Differentiate between the joblib and the steplib statements?

1526

What is schema in db2?

1084

INREC AND OUTREC? HOW TO SPLIT 5K RECORDS TO DIFFERENT FILES IN A FILE IN COBOL? RESTART IN COBOL-DB2? ISOLATION LEVELS?

924

What is dbrm library?

1120

Explain what you understand by passing by value.

1206

How can you count the number of rows from a table tab?

1142

can you please let me know if there is any walkins for COBOL/PLI/DB2/IMS/JCL in pune other than IBM and ITC infotech

2499

What are the cics commands associated with task control?

1050

Explain the like inverted list?

1000

What is the use of disp parameter?

1212

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

1080

Matching Logic in Jcl not in cobol.Could any one please answer this question

4230

Explain how and where is the twa size set?

1175

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