VSAM Interview Questions
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What is a ca split?

593

How do you define an altindx?

556

What are the advantages of vsam over isam?

680

What is the use of access method services in vsam?

581

How does control intervals and control areas related to each other?

544

How is record management performed in vsam?

583

What is the purpose of control intervals in vsam?

513

What are the access method services used in vsam?

588

What are the building blocks used in vsam datasets?

559

What is a ci split?

544

What are the steps involved in access method services?

529

How is the sorting of vsam files carried?

590

What is control area?

634

What is the main function of key sequenced data set in vsam?

522

What is control interval?

606


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Un-Answered Questions { VSAM }

what will happen if there is no secondary allocation made for datasets?

616


what do you mean by define model parameter?

585


Define free space?

559


What is the main function of linear dataset?

554


how can you copy to a vsam cluster?

621






What are the common vsam error conditions and codes?

582


to use the rewrite command, how should the vsam file be opened?

656


Explain the difference between lds and esds?

572


How do you define an altindx?

556


Yes. Because the alternate key would first locate the primary key, which in turn locates the actual record. Needs twice the number of I/Os.

1870


how do you create an alternate index ?

571


difference between vsam and database tables

628


Differentiate between ci split and ca split?

536


differentiate between sequential files and esds files in vsam?

574


Can you delete vsam files with the delete option of the disposition parameter of jcl?

650