VSAM Interview Questions
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Define dynamic processing?

540

Explain the index set?

606

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

511

Explain the significance of the shareoptions parameter?

530

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

602

What is the purpose of idcams?

565

What does the keyranges parameter in define cluster command do?

516

Define free space?

561

Define a path?

593

Define base cluster?

559

What are the common vsam error conditions and codes?

584

What is recovery parameters in define cluster command?

553

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

603

Define gdg?

554

Explain the difference between lds and esds?

573


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what do you mean by gdg in vsam?

713


What is the purpose of having vsam data space?

522


What makes vrrds different from vsam?

697


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.

1871


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

511






what do you mean by a vsam split?

571


Describe the uses of ams?

535


What is a lds (linear data set) and what is it used for?

517


how many buffers are allocated to vsam ksds and esds?

705


what is meant by s0c-07 system abend codes?

563


in a cobol select statement, can you tell what is the organization for a ksds?

621


what do you mean by idcams? Explain its purpose?

536


difference between vsam and database tables

628


OPEN INPUT StudentFile READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ PERFORM UNTIL EndOfStudentFile DISPLAY StudentId SPACE StudentName SPACE CourseCode SPACE YOBirth READ StudentFile AT END SET EndOfStudentFile TO TRUE END-READ END-PERFORM CLOSE StudentFile STOP RUN what will be output

2060


what do you mean by a shareoptions parameter (shr) in define cluster command?

590