VSAM Interview Questions
Questions Answers Views Company eMail

what do you mean by a vsam slot?

IBM,

560

what do you mean by the cobol record key clause in vsam?

IBM,

578

explain how many ways you can load data in a vsam cluster?

IBM,

560

what is the meaning of dynamic processing in vsam?

IBM,

566

what do you mean by a vsam split?

IBM,

560

what are the codes returned by the ams (access method services) command during the execution in vsam?

IBM,

746

is it required that primary key values have to be unique? Do alternate key values have to be unique?

IBM,

583

what do you mean by a upgrade set in vsam?

IBM,

617

explain how do you define a gdg in vsam?

IBM,

565

explain how can you initialize a vsam file before any operation?

IBM,

637

what do you mean by gdg in vsam?

IBM,

696

what are the additional information you should give in the dd statement while defining the next generation of a gdg?

IBM,

557

name the utility program closely associated with vsam?

IBM,

556

what do you mean by idcams? Explain its purpose?

IBM,

523

is delete operation supported in an esds? Is rewrite operation possible in esds?

IBM,

571


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Is it slower if you access a record through alt index as compared to primary index?

577


what are the codes returned by the ams (access method services) command during the execution in vsam?

746


what do you mean by idcams? Explain its purpose?

523


Explain the biggest disadvantage of using a vsam dataset?

561


what do you mean by a vsam split?

560






what is the purpose of the verify function of idcams?

572


is it required that primary key values have to be unique? Do alternate key values have to be unique?

583


write a program to read from a VSAM file , there will be a 5 records to create name. empno. resignation and address to update in a db2 table and call another program using dynamic call to find the matching fields in program 1 to update in db2 table. anybody pls send de program for dis ? thanks in advance...

2252


What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

503


How do you calculate record size of an alternate cluster?

642


What is the purpose of having vsam data space?

507


What is a ci split?

534


How is record management performed in vsam?

566


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

505


what is the probability of a complete system distortion under high end low performing multiprocessor job?

2008