1. You need to allocate with primary 100 blocks. a.

Stmt 1 and 2 are true

Extension of 20 blocks and the block size being 80
bytes.
Which of the following SPACE parameter will you
include in the above JCL?
a. SPACE = (100,(80,20))
b. SPACE = (TRK,(100,20))
c. SPACE = (20,(100,80))
d. SPACE = (80,(100,20))
2. Which of the following are valid with respect to SORT
in File-aid? (choose 2)
a. We can sort records with only one field.
b. For RRDS and BDAM files the SORT
command sorts records in relative
record number (RRN or RBA) order.
c. We cannot sort a keyed file on a field
other than the key field.
d. The default parameter for SORT is
KEYS for a keyed file. Thus the
commands SORT and SORT KEYS are
the same.
3. //OUTPUT ABCD COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3)
How will you modify the above statement such that
the output is directed to the target node RMT237
a. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),TARGET=R
MT237
b. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),NODE=RMT
237
c. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3)
,DEST=RMT237
d. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),SYSTEM=R
MT237
e. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),LOC=RMT2
37
4. What are the valid statements regarding Referback and
override parameter.
a. override option can override the
defined dataset
b. Referback option is a reference to a
earlier DD statement
c. Overrides are not applicable in
INSTREAM PROC
d. Refer back and overrides cannot be
applied to…..
e. Referback can be used only in ...
f. specific jobs.
b. Stmt 1 is true and 2 is false
c. Stmt 1 and 2 are false
d. Stmt 1 is false and 2 is true
7. Which of the following are related to JES2
(JOBPARM)(choose 3)
a. PURGE=NONE
b. ROOM=500
c. LINECT=5
d. SYSPRINT = X
e. COPIES = 50
8. What does TYPRUN = SCAN in a JCL do?
a. It makes the JCL run fast
b. It checks only for syntax of JCL and
submit the Job
c. It doesn’t check the syntax of JCL while
submitting
d. It checks only for syntax of JCL and
not submit the job
9. What does UPDATE parameter in DEFINE PATH
indicate?
a. When path is opened for processing
both base and aix is updated for
processing
b. To update BLDINDEX
c. To update Base cluster
d. To update PATH
e. To update Alternate Index
10. COBOL program is written with ALTERNATE KEY
IS option. Which of the following names in DD is used
to access.
a. Provide only data component name
b. Provide base cluster and AIX data
component
c. Provide Base cluster name
d. Provide Base cluster and AIX Cluster
name
e. Provide base cluster name and path
name
11. Which of the following is TRUE with respect to
parameters in JCL?
a. Positional parameters can be coded in any
order after any keyword parameter
b. Keyword parameters can be coded in
any order after any positional
parameter
c. Both Positional and Keyword parameter
can be coded in any order
d. Both parameters are mutually exclusive

5. Which of the following command is used when a 12. Which of the following is special DD Name (choose 2)
system error occurs while closing a VSAM file and it a. SYSPOUT
is subsequently unavailable? b. SYSuDUMP
a. VERIFY c. STEPCAT
b. EXAMINE d. ABENDPOL
c. EXPORT e. JOBLIB
d. IMPORT
6. Stmt 1: REPRO can be used in case VSAM KSDS 13. The CI is 4096 bytes and it currently has 4 records.
dataset becomes unusable Record 1 is 1000 bytes, record 2, 3 and 4 are 1200,
Stmt 2: EXAMINE is used to inspect and report 1000, 800 bytes respectively.
structural errors with VSAM
 What will happen if another record of 1000 bytes is c. XX/
added. d. XX*
a. None of the listed options. e. X/
b. Both CA and CI split happen 21. If both the JOBCAT and STEPCAT statements are
c. Only CA split happen coded in a step, which will take precedence?
d. Only CI split happen a. JOBCAT
b. Both the statements will be executed in a
14. Which of the following would be the disposition of sequence
abnormal termination by a DD statement of DISP = c. STEPCAT
(OLD, CATLG)? d. The one coded first in the JCL stream
a. UNCATLG 22. Which command is used to check the status of a
b. DELETE VSAM dataset if a job is terminated and the VSAM
c. CATLG dataset is not properly closed?
d. PASS a. CHECK
e. KEEP b. VERIFY
15. //STEP1 EXEC PGM=PGM1 c. REPRO
//FILEIN DD DSN=FILE1.TEST.DATA, d. STATUS
DISP=SHR 23. In the following Export command, what does the
//FILEOUT DD TEMPORARY command do?
DSN=FILE2.TEST.DATA,DISP=(NEW,DELETE //SYSIN DD *
) EXPORT MVS002.HRTITLE.TABLE –
//AVGREC=U,SPACE=(80,(100,20)) OUTFILE(BACKUP)-
What should be coded to run this pgm TEMPROARY
a. SPACE=(80,(50,10)) a. It indicates the source cluster will not
b. DISP=MOD remain after the portable copy is created.
b. It indicates the source cluster remains
16. What IBM utility will be used to print or punch all or after the portable copy is created.
selected positions of a sequential or partitioned dataset c. It indicates after copying the source
or PDSE? cluster will remain for temporary only.
a. IEBPTPCH d. It indicates the temporary copy of source
b. IEBPRINT cluster.
c. IEBPUNCH 24. Consider the JCL statement
d. IEBSCAN //CHECKIT IF ((RC LT 3 & RC LT 10) | RC = 15)
e. IEBPCHPRINT THEN
Which of the following sets of return codes cause
17. What dataset name you will give to browse a VSAM the relational expression above JCL to be evaluated
KSDS dataset? true.
a. Index component name a. 0,1,2,3, or 16
b. Cluster name b. 0,1,2,3 or 15
c. Cluster and data component name c. 1,2,3 or 14
d. Data component name d. 0,1,2 or 15
18. What is the IBM utility used to provide a pattern of e. 1,2,3 or 16
test data that can be used as a debugging aid. 25. Stmt 1: For Deleting in KSDS and RRDS the File
a. IEBEDIT should be opened in I-O mode in Cobol
b. IEBDBG Stmt 2: ESDS record can be deleted
c. IEBCOPY a. Stmt 1 is true and 2 is false
d. IEBGENER b. Stmt 2 is true and 1 is false
e. IEFBR14 c. Stmt 1 and 2 are false
19. An employee master file has to be designed for an d. Stmt 1 and 2 are true
organization. Customer says that 96% of the records of 26. A KSDS can be created without primary key value.
the master file will be accessed in one single cycle of True/False
processing through a COBOL program. Which of the 27. Consider the following :
following file organization you will recommend for //Jobcard
the master file? //PROC1 PROC …..
a. VSAM KSDS //
b. VSAM RRDS //PROC1 PEND
c. VSAM ESDS //STEP1 EXEC PROC=PROC1 ….
d. None of the above What kind of procedure is this.
20. You run a job executing a cataloged procedure and a. Symbolic Procedure
you need to determine whether or not a statement was b. Instream procedure
overridden. c. Cataloged Procedure
Which of the following symbols appear in column d. System Procedure
1 through 3 of the output listing if such a statement is 28. Compiler option to view the source code of cobol
overridden? program
a. X/X a. LIST
b. XX b. XREF
 c. SOURCE How will you modify the above
d. FLAG statement such that the output is
directed to the target node RMT237
JCL-VSAM TEST 18/03/09 a. //OUTPUT ABCD
(Each question carries 1 mark till Q-No 30, COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),TARG
Q-31 carries 3 Marks and Q-32 carries 7 ET=RMT237
Marks) b. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),NODE
1. Purpose of Export? =RMT237
c. //OUTPUT ABCD
a. a)copy the VSAM ds to COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3)
another VSAM ds. ,DEST=RMT237
d. //OUTPUT ABCD
b. b)VSAM to Seq. COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),SYSTE
M=RMT237
c. c)VSAM to RRDS e. //OUTPUT ABCD
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3),LOC=
d. d)VSAM to ESDS RMT237

5. Which of the following command is used

when a system error occurs while closing
2. What are the possible parameters while a VSAM file and it is subsequently
doing a BLDINDX? (Choose 2) unavailable?
a. VERIFY
a. //sysin dd * b. EXAMINE
c. EXPORT
Bldindex Ifile(dd1) d. IMPORT
ofile(dd2) sortml(all)
6. Stmt 1: REPRO can be used in case
b. //sysin dd * VSAM KSDS dataset becomes unusable
Stmt 2: EXAMINE is used to inspect and
Bldindex report structural errors with VSAM
IDS(tchn08.mff004.esds) a. Stmt 1 and 2 are true
b. Stmt 1 is true and 2 is false
ofile(tchn08.mff004.esds.aix)
c. Stmt 1 and 2 are false
sortmessagelevel(all)
d. Stmt 1 is false and 2 is true
c. //Sysin dd *
7. Which of the following are related to
JES2 (JOBPARM)(choose 3)
Buildindex infl(dd1) outfl(dd2)
a. PURGE=NONE
b. ROOM=500
d. None
c. LINECT=5
d. SYSPRINT = X
3. Which of the following are valid with
e. COPIES = 50
respect to SORT in File-aid? (choose 2)
a. We can sort records with only
8. What does TYPRUN = SCAN in a JCL do?
one field.
a. It makes the JCL run fast
b. For RRDS and BDAM files the
b. It checks only for syntax of JCL
SORT command sorts records in
and submit the Job
relative record number (RRN or
c. It doesn’t check the syntax of JCL
RBA) order.
while submitting
c. We cannot sort a keyed file on
d. It checks only for syntax of
a field other than the key
JCL and not submit the job
field.
d. The default parameter for
9. What does UPDATE parameter in DEFINE
SORT is KEYS for a keyed file.
PATH indicate?
Thus the commands SORT and
a. When path is opened for
SORT KEYS are the same.
processing both base and aix
is updated for processing
4. //OUTPUT ABCD
b. To update BLDINDEX
COPIES=5,COPYG=(1,2,3)
c. To update Base cluster
d. To update PATH
e. To update Alternate Index

10. COBOL program is written with
ALTERNATE KEY IS option. Which of the
following names in DD is used to access.
a. Provide only data component
name
b. Provide base cluster and AIX data
component
c. Provide Base cluster name
d. Provide Base cluster and AIX
Cluster name
e. Provide base cluster name
and path name
11. Which of the following is TRUE with
respect to parameters in JCL?
a. Positional parameters can be
coded in any order after any
keyword parameter
b. Keyword parameters can be
coded in any order after any
positional parameter
c. Both Positional and Keyword
parameter can be coded in any
order
d. Both parameters are mutually
exclusive
12. Which of the following is special DD
Name (choose 2)
a. SYSPOUT
b. SYSPDUMP
c. STEPCAT
d. ABENDPOL
e. JOBLIB
13. The CI is 4096 bytes and it currently has
4 records. Record 1 is 1000 bytes,
record 2, 3 and 4 are 1200, 1000, 800
bytes respectively.
What will happen if another record of
1000 bytes is added.
a. None of the listed options.
b. Both CA and CI split happen
c. Only CA split happen
d. Only CI split happen
14. Which of the following would be the
disposition of abnormal termination by a
DD statement of DISP = (OLD, CATLG)?
a. UNCATLG
b. DELETE
c. CATLG
d. PASS
e. KEEP
15. What IBM utility will be used to print or
punch all or selected positions of a
sequential or partitioned dataset or
PDSE?
a. IEBPTPCH
b. IEBPRINT
c. IEBPUNCH
d. IEBSCAN
e. IEBPCHPRINT
16. What dataset name you will give to
browse a VSAM KSDS dataset?
a. Index component name
b. Cluster name
c. Cluster and data component
name
d. Data component name
17. What is the IBM utility used to provide a
pattern of test data that can be used as
a debugging aid.
a. IEBEDIT
b. IEBDBG
c. IEBCOPY
d. IEBGENER
e. IEFBR14
18. An employee master file has to be
designed for an organization. Customer
says that 96% of the records of the
master file will be accessed in one single
cycle of processing through a COBOL
program. Which of the following file
organization you will recommend for the
master file?
a. VSAM KSDS
b. VSAM RRDS
c. VSAM ESDS
d. None of the above
19. You run a job executing a cataloged
procedure and you need to determine
whether or not a statement was
overridden.
Which of the following symbols
appear in column 1 through 3 of the output
listing if such a statement is overridden?
a. X/X
b. XX
c. XX/
d. XX*
e. X/
20. If both the JOBCAT and STEPCAT
statements are coded in a step, which
will take precedence?
a. JOBCAT
b. Both the statements will be
executed in a sequence
c. STEPCAT
d. The one coded first in the JCL
stream
21. Which command is used to check the
status of a VSAM dataset if a job is
terminated and the VSAM dataset is not
properly closed?
a. CHECK
b. VERIFY
c. REPRO
 d. STATUS
22. In the following Export command, what
does the TEMPORARY command do?
//SYSIN DD *
EXPORT MVS002.HRTITLE.TABLE –
OUTFILE(BACKUP)-
TEMPROARY
e. It indicates the source cluster will
not remain after the portable
copy is created.
f. It indicates the source cluster
remains after the portable
copy is created.
g. It indicates after copying the
source cluster will remain for
temporary only.
h. It indicates the temporary copy
of source cluster.
23. Consider the JCL statement
//CHECKIT IF ((RC LT 3 & RC LT 10) |
RC = 15) THEN
Which of the following sets of return
codes cause the relational expression
above JCL to be evaluated true.
f. 0,1,2,3, or 16
g. 0,1,2,3 or 15
h. 1,2,3 or 14
i. 0,1,2 or 15
j. 1,2,3 or 16
24. Stmt 1: For Deleting in KSDS and RRDS
the File should be opened in I-O mode in
Cobol
Stmt 2: ESDS record can be deleted
a. Stmt 1 is true and 2 is
false
b. Stmt 2 is true and 1 is
false
c. Stmt 1 and 2 are false
d. Stmt 1 and 2 are true
25. A KSDS can be created without primary
key value. True/False
26. Consider the following :
//Jobcard
//PROC1 PROC …..
//
//PROC1 PEND
//STEP1 EXEC PROC=PROC1 ….
What kind of procedure is this.
e. Symbolic Procedure
f. Instream procedure
g. Cataloged Procedure
h. System Procedure
27. Compiler option to view the source code
of cobol program
a. LIST
b. XREF
c. SOURCE
d. FLAG
28. Which of the following are valid with
respect to SORT in File-aid? (choose 2)
a. We can sort records with only
one field.
b. For RRDS and BDAM files the
SORT command sorts records in
relative record number (RRN or
RBA) order.
c. We cannot sort a keyed file on
a field other than the key
field.
d. The default parameter for
SORT is KEYS for a keyed file.
Thus the commands SORT and
SORT KEYS are the same.
29. Write the syntax for overriding a DD
statement of a Procedure.
30. What is the terminal control program we
use to execute TSO commands in JCL?
a. IDCAMS
b. IEFBR14
c. IEBPTPCH
d. IEBGENER
e. IKJEFT01
31. Write a Job card that executes only the
5th step in a stream of job steps.
32. Write a single JCL that creates a KSDS
file, copies data from a PS file, and it
also creates its AIX and its path.
1. Many JCL statements contain specific
values designed to direct & control the
execution of the statement. What are
these fields called ?
(1) Linkage Variables
(2) Parameters
(3) Control Libraries
(4) Includes
2. Purpose of Export?
 a)copy the VSAM to another VSAM - all the dataset will be uncatalogged
when it exceeds the limit.
b)copy VSAM to Seq.
- DSCB is not to be removed from the
c) copy VSAM to RRDS catalog.

d)copy VSAM to ESDS a).//GDGCREAT JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID

3. IDCAMS step have THREE COMMANDS: //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS

DELETE,DEFINE CLUSTER,REPRO...
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(A)
DELETE RC is 0
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER Rc is 8
DEFINE GDG -
REPRO RC is 4
( -
AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THE STEP
WHICH RETURN CODE YOU WILL GET. NAME (TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE) -

a)0 LIMIT(255) -

b)12 NOSCRATCH -

c)8 EMPTY -

d)4 )

4. WHICH JES2 STATEMENT is used to ASSIGN /*

a PRIORITY
//
a)./*priority
b). ).//GDGCREAT JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID
b)./*signon c)./*jobpar d)./*setup
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
5. // IF RC=4 THEN /*COMMENT*/
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(A)
CONTINUE
//MODEL1 DD
// ELSE /*COMMENT*/ DSN=TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE,DISP=(,KEEP)
,
//STEP1
// SPACE=(TRK,
// ENDIF /*COMMENT*/ (1,10),RLSE),DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=8
0,BLKSIZE=800)

//SYSIN DD *
Find The Errors in the Above Code..
DEFINE GDG -
a). Comment cannot be coded after the
statements ( -

b).CONTINUE is not a jcl statement NAME (TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE) -

c).no errors LIMIT(255) -

d).you cannot leave a space between // NOSCRATCH -

and IF.
EMPTY -
6. Which of the following will satisfy the
below listed criterias, in GDG creation. )

Criterias: /*

- limit is 255. //
 NOSCRATCH -

c). ).//GDGCREAT JOB NOEMPTY -

NOTIFY=&SYSUID
)
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
/*
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(A)
//
//MODEL1 DD
DSN=TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE,DISP=(,K 7. Which of the following jcl is correct for
EEP), bulding a BLDINDX?(CHOOSE 2)

// SPACE=(TRK, A).
(1,10),RLSE),DCB=(RECFM=FB,LREC
//BIX1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
L=80,BLKSIZE=800)
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
DEFINE GDG -
//SORTWK01 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50))
( -
//SORTWK02 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50))
NAME (TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE)
- //SYSIN DD *

LIMIT(255) - BLDINDEX IDS(VSAMAIX.BIX.ESDS)

ODS(VSAMAIX.BIX.AIX)
SCRATCH -
SORTMESSAGELEVEL(ALL)
NOEMPTY -
/*
)
B).
/*
//BUFSP EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//
//ESDS DD
DSN=VSAMAIX.BIX.ESDS,DISP=SHR,AMP
d). ).//GDGCREAT JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID ='BUFSP=500000'

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS //AIX DD

DSN=VSAMAIX.BIX.AIX,DISP=SHR,AMP='
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=(A) BUFSP=500000'

//MODEL1 DD //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

DSN=TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE,DISP=(,KEEP)
, //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*

// SPACE=(TRK, //SORTWK01 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50))

(1,10),RLSE),DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=8
//SORTWK02 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50))
0,BLKSIZE=800)
//SYSIN DD *
//SYSIN DD *
BLDINDEX IFILE(ESDS) OFILE(AIX)
DEFINE GDG -
SORTML(ALL)
( -
/*
NAME (TCHNZZZ.GDG.BASE) -

LIMIT(255) -
 C). C).Room=3456

//BUFSP EXEC PGM=IDCAMS 9. Which of the following statement corrects

the error in the given code:
//ESDS DD
DSN=VSAMAIX.BIX.ESDS,DISP=SHR,AMP //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
='BUFSP=500000'
//DD1 DD
//AIX DD DSN=TCHN94.MF005.ABC,DISP=(N
DSN=VSAMAIX.BIX.AIX,DISP=SHR,AMP=' EW,CATLG,DELETE),
BUFSP=500000'
//
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
DCB=(LRECL=100,BLKSIZE=800,RE
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* CFM=FB),UNIT=1093,

//SORTWK01 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50)) //
SPACE=((1,1),RLSE,CYL)
//SORTWK02 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50))

//SYSIN DD *
A).DISP= (NEW,CATLG,DLT)
BLDINDEX IDS(ESDS) ODS(AIX)
SORTML(ALL) B).SPACE=(CYL,(1,1),RLSE)
/* C).UNIT=SYSDA
D). D).PGM=IEBFBR14
//BUFSP EXEC PGM=IDCAMS

//ESDS DD
DSN=VSAMAIX.BIX.ESDS,DISP=SHR,AMP
='BUFSP=500000'

//AIX DD 10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OPTION IS

DSN=VSAMAIX.BIX.AIX,DISP=SHR,AMP=' USED IN DFSORT TO RETRIEVE ONLY THE
BUFSP=500000' UNIQUE RECORDS.
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* A).SUM FIELDS=NULL
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* B)SUM FIELDS=UNIQUE
//SORTWK01 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50)) C)SUM FIELDS=NONE
//SORTWK02 DD SPACE=(CYL,(50,50)) D)SORT FIELDS=NONE
//SYSIN DD * 11. What will be added in the SDSF JESJCL
columns 1 to 3, when a catalog proc is
BLDINDEX IFILE(ESDS) OFILE(AIX)
submitted,
SORTMESSAGELEVEL(ALL)
A).XX
/*
B).XX/
8. Choose the valid JES2 parameter in
/*jobparm(CHOOSE 3) C).XX*
A). Purge=none D).X/X
B).Sysprint=x 12. COND= (code,le) When will the satement
execute.
C).Copies=59
a) If RC < CODE
D).Linect=5
 b) If RC > CODE 17. Input file column
Output file column
c) If RC = CODE
1-4 -------transfered to--
d) If RC>= CODE
10-12
13. Which parameter is used to select a
4-11 -------transfered to-- 20-
INITIATOR D?
27
A).INIT =D
12-15 -------transfered to-- 16-
B).CLASS=D 19

C).SYSINIT=D 16-17 -------transfered to--

Zeroes
D).INITIATOR=D
18 -------transfered to-- 5
14. To solve a VSAM space
problem wat are the steps involved? 19-22 -------transfered to--
‘Sum’
Step1 : Delete/Rename the old DS.
Using DFSORT reformat the input file
Step 2: Create a new VSAM DS with a with the above conditions.
large space.
A).OUTREC fields=
Step 3 : Rename the new DS with the (10,3,20,8,16,4,2z,5,1,c’sum)
Old DS.
B).INREC fields=
Step 4 : Copy the old DS to New DS. (10,3,20,8,16,4,2z,5,1,c’sum)

The order of steps C).INCLUDE fields=

(10,3,20,8,16,4,2z,5,1,c’sum)
A)2,4,1,3
D).FORMAT fields=
B).1,3,2,4
(10,3,20,8,16,4,2z,5,1,c’sum)
C).3,4,1,2
18. PROC:
D).1,2,3,4
// dd1 dd
15. In ISPF TS-> f -> f->1-> AIX. Wat will be DSN=henko.&country.n.&data..data(&
month)
displayed?

A).ALTERNATE KEY andPRIMARY KEY Main JCL:

// step1 exec proc

B).ALTERNATE KEY
country=india,data=sales,month=jan
C).PRIMARY KEY and ALTERNATE KEY and
What value will be assigned to the DSN
all CONTENT from base
in the above PROC?
D).ONLY POINTERS to base A)DSN=henko.indian.sales.data(jan)

16. Use of Dfsort (choose 2) B)

A). merge two or more files into one
single file.
B). select a subset of records from the
input file.
C). sort the records ascending or
descending within a dataset.
D). sort the member of PDS.
DSN=henko.country.sales.data(month)
C) DSN=henko.indian.salesdata(=jan)
D) DSN=henko.india.sales.data(jan)
19. In RRDS, where we ll code the freespace?
A) data

B) Cluster
 c) Index A).access mode is dynamic

d) Freespace is not applicable for B).move 02 to first 2 bytes,move LOW

RRDS VALUES to last 2 bytes

20. Purpose of rewrite and write C).start command with greater than the
key
A).REWRITE and WRITE is used to
override the existing record D).Access mode is RANDOM, READ WITH
INVALID KEY
B).WRITE is used to write a new record in
the file,REWRITE is used for override the 25. In a generic key process, there is no key in
new record. the KSDS file, then which file status you
will get?
C). WRITE is used to write a new record in
the file,REWRITE is used for override the A).10
old record.
B).23
D). WRITE is used delete the old
record,REWRITE is used for append the C).02
record
D).00

26. Key(8,24) wat is the lenght of the key?

21. Choose the compiler directives statements
A).32
a) copy
B).24
b) skip
C).8
c) control
D).64
d) adata
27. What is the purpose of //*XMIT <jobname>
e) ssrange
A).To transfer the data from one node to
22. In COBOL 85 we can access only Index and a remote node.
Relative files? True/ false
B). To set a priority from one node to a
remote node.

23. . Use of IEBGENER(CHOOSE 3) C). To signon from one node to a remote

node.
a) to create a backup of seq ps, member
of a pds, hfs, pdse. D). To signoff from one node to a remote
node.
b) print the seq ps, member of a pds, hfs,
pdse. 28. Order of Job Execution is determined by

c) Expand the existing member of a pds A). JESMSGCLASS and DPRTY

to create a new member.
B).JOBCLASS and PRTY
d) Entire job and JES2 statements are
C).TIME and REGION
selected by IEBGENER
D).JOBNAME and JOB Keyword
e) Used to select the job or job step in the
member.

24. In a VSAM KSDS file the key length is 4. 29. DD in the PROC can be overwritten in the
First 2 bytes contains class number, next 2 main JCL is done by,
bytes contains student number. To fetch
the class starting from 02, what are the A).//DDNAME.PARAMETER
steps involved?
 B). //PROCStepname.ddname dd dsn= \.

C).//STEPNAME.PROC C).Future insertion

D).//STEPNAME.PGM D). For CIDF and RDF

30. IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF CAN BE nested upto 35. To list the source program in the
compilation listing, which option is used at
A).255 the time of compilation.

B).3273 A). SOURCE

C).15 B).LIST

D).IF STATEMENT CANNOT BE NESTED C).MAP

31. Records will be appended when i am using, D).COMPILE

A).RRDS

B).LDS 36. //dd1 dd disp= (mod,del,del)

C).KSDS // spaces=(trk...)

D).ESDS Wat will happen?

32. For changing the existing name of the A).File is created and deleted at the end
cluster, which command is used. of the job

A).ALTER B).File is created and jcl places the cursor

at the end of file (EOF)
B).CHANGE
C). file is created and deleted at the end
C).MODIFY
of this step.
D). ALIAS
37. Cisize is 4096, rec1- 1000bytes,rec2 -1200
33. . /*jobparm lines=60, bytes, rec3 -1000bytes, rec4- 800 bytes.
room=4222,time=50,proclib=proc03,copie Now inserting 1000 bytes rec. Wat will
s=5 happen?

What is the equivalent for the above A)CI Splits will occurs
stmt.
B)CA splits will occurs
A). /*jobparm li=60,
C)CI and CA Splits will occurs
ro=4222,ti=50,pr=proc03,co=5
D)records will not inserted
B). /*jobparm lin=60,
rom=4222,tim=50,pro=proc03,cs=5 38. //STEP1 EXEC
PROC=SUBMIT,TAPE=2400,NAME=SY
C). /*jobparm l=60,
S1
r=4222,t=50,p=proc03,n=5
//DD1 DD
DSN=&NAME..P,UNIT=&TAPE-2
D). /*jobparm le=60,
rm=4222,tm=50,pr=proc03,c=5 Wat is the value of the dsn,unit?
34. What is the purpose of the freespace is in A).DSN=SYS1.P,UNIT=2400
KSDS
B).DSN=SYS1P,UNIT=2402
A).For ALTERNATE KEY
C).DSN=SYS1.P,UNIT=2400-2
B).For INDEXED Keys
D).DSN=SYS1..P,UNIT=2398
39. Which column the name can be coded in A).Used to EDIT and BROWSE the VSAM
JCL and what are all the national FILE
characters allowed?
B).KEY commpand is ONLY VALID for
A).3 to 10 and %,*,- KSDS FILES

B).3 to 10 and $,@,- C).WE can scroll and FETCH the records

C).3 to 11 and $,@,# D). NEXT Keyword is optional

D). 3 to 10 and $,@,# E).Wecannot edit the PDS file

40. A: If a update set is used, and 44. The procdure with in the JOB IS called
modifications used will affect the AIX.
A).instream data
B: If AIX is opened, the base cluster will
also be opened automatically. B).instream procedure

A) A TRUE ,B TRUE B)A FALSE,B TRUE C).instream program

C)A TRUE,B FALSE
D). Catalog procedure
D)A FALSE ,B FALSE
45. At the end of this GDG Generation creation
41. IEBCOMPR is the utility used to. step

A).Used to compare flat file to ps file. //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS

B).Used to compare partioned dataset to //DD1 DD

PDS DSN=TCHNZZZ.GDGBSAE(+1),DISP=(,CA
TLG),
C).Used to compare flat file to hierarical
file system //
DCB=(LRECL=80,RECFM=FB,BLKSIZE=80
D).Used to compress the PDS file. 0)

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

42. With Respecte to REFER BACK and //SYSIN DD DUMMY

OVERRIDING which one is correct
A).New generation will be created
A).REFER BACK is used to reffer the DD
in following step, and OVERRIDING is B).JCL ERROR
used to ADD or OMIT the DDs and
C).ABEND S822
PARAMETERS in the previous STEP
D). Exiting version will be modified
B). REFER BACK is used to reffer the DD
in only previous step, and OVERRIDING is 46. With respect to FREESPACE Which one is
used to ADD or OMIT the DDs and correct
PARAMETERS in the previous STEP
A).FSPC(0 0) will not give any freespace
C). REFER BACK is used to reffer the DD
in previous and same step, and B).FSPC(100 100) will give only one CI in
OVERRIDING is used to ADD or OMIT the one CA
DDs and PARAMETERS in the PROC
C).FSPC(10) will produce only 10 %
D). REFER BACK is used to reffer the DD of free space in CI not in CA
in NEXT step, and OVERRIDING is used to
ADD D). FREESPACE(4096) will produce
or OMIT the DDs and PARAMETERS in the maximum availabe space to CI and CA
PROC
47. Use of IMBED and REPLICATE
43. Use of FILE-AID(CHOOSE 3)
 A).IMBED is used to dulicate the index set
and sequence set in the first track
REPLICATE is used to dulicate the
sequence set of each CI and replicated as
many as possible in separate track.
B). IMBED is used to dulicate the only
index set in the first track
REPLICATE is used to dulicate the
sequence set of each CI and replicated as
many as possible in separate track
C). IMBED is used to dulicate the
sequence set in the first track to reduse
the seek time.
REPLICATE is used to for the index set
of each CI and replicated as many as
possible in separate track
D). IMBED is used to dulicate the
sequence set in the first track to reduse
the seek time.
REPLICATE is used to for the index set
of each CA and replicated as many as
possible in separate track
48. DEFAULT KEY size for KSDS
A).KEY is mandatory field in ksds ,so you
need to specify,no default
B).default KEY size is start from the first
column end with 63th column
C).default KEY size is start from the first
column end with 64th column
D) KEY(64 1)
49. With respect to VSAM which one is not
correct
A).VSAM is device independent
B).VSAM is used to store the db2 tables
C).VSAM is used to access the records
fassly,because of efficiently organized
INDEX
D).VSAM dataset are more security
compared to DB2 ,because it’s stored in
DASD
50. A cluster cannot be REUSED if
A).cluster contains KEYRANGES
parameter
B).ALTERNATE INDEX built for it
C).Cluster is ESDS
D).Cluster is KSDS
JCL MODULE TEST
1) A KSDS has an alternate index but the
buildindex was not done for the alternate index
cluster.
When I start accessing the KSDS cluster via
alternate index(by specifying path in run jcl) what
happened ?
Ans, no records are processed, (Records not
Processed) MAXCC=0
OPEN STATUS = 90, READ STATUS = 47,
CLOSE STATUS = 42
2) S913 - You are trying to access a
dataset which you are not authorized
to use.
(and if you need access to a
dataset you have to obtain from RACF
authority)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
VALID COMMANDS FOR
FORMATTED SELECTION IN FILE-AID
CAPS Use CAPS OFF to establish exact case
testing for character fields.
Default CAPS ON provides tests for any case
and translates entered
lowercase characters to uppercase.
DISPLAY Control fields displayed and format of
fields.
END Return to the Selection Criteria Menu
screen.
SHOW Control information displayed in center
column (OFFSET, FORMAT,
PICTURE).
OFFSET Control format of offset shown
(COLUMNS, RELATIVE, HEX).
OPTIONS Jump to Selection Criteria Options
screen.
UNFMT Jump to Unformatted Selection Criteria
screen.
ZERO Control zero suppress for numeric fields.
SHO
W COMMAND
SHOW Control information displayed in center
column (OFFSET, FORMAT,
PICTURE).
COMMAND SHOW
MODEFMT, VFMT
LANGUAGECOBOL, PL/I
CONTROL COMMANDS FOR SHOW LEVEL,
NUMBER, FORMAT, OFFSET, PICTURE
information
SHOW PICTURE Change center column
heading to PICTURE and information
for each field to show the data declaration
Abbrev: S P.
SHOW FORMAT Change center column
heading to FORMAT and shows the
length and format of each field Abbrev: S F.
SHOW OFFSET Change center column heading
to COLUMNS and show the
offset of each field relative to byte 1 Abbrev: S
O.
SHOW LEVEL Change left column heading to
FIELD LEVEL/NAME and show
the hierarchical level number Abbrev: S L.
SHOW NUMBER Change left column heading
to FIELD NUMBER/NAME and
show the system-assigned field number
Abbrev: S N.
3) Select the correct option when ‘SHOW’
was given in file-aid.(the above
mentioned are the correct option)
ANS,= PICTURE, FORMAT, OFFSET, LEVEL AND
NUMBER
Reversing Changes (UNDO)
You can use the UNDO primary command to
reverse the last change you made to your
records. All changes are reversible, including:
• Typing over data and pressing <Enter>
• CHANGE command
• DELETE command
• COPY and MERGE commands
• C, D, R, and M line commands
• ( shift left
• ) shift right.
More About the UNDO Command
• The SETUNDO OFF command can be issued to
disable UNDO processing. This might
be used to improve performance when
performing large changes (CHANGE ALL,
DELETE, COPY etc.).
4) For which of the following UNDO
command works?(works for above
mentioned list)
Ans, typing over data and press
enter,CHANGE,DELETE, COPY & MERGE, line
command such as C, D, R & M,
(shift left, ) shift right.
5) While working with the catalog you may
get different kind of error message they
are:
1. Consider that the dataset already exist
in a catalog and the normal
disp=(,catlg)
Then you will receive the ERROR MESSAGE as “THE
DATASET WAS NOT RECATALOGED”
2. IF “NO CATALOG” entry exists for the dataset
name (ie the dataset is not cataloged) and if you
provide Unit, Volume, Recording mode or
Density then the data set will be cataloged
3. Consider the catalog entry exist for a dataset (ie the
dataset is already cataloged) on normal
disp=(,uncatlg)
The system will uncatalog the dataset.
4. When “NO CATALOG” entry exist for a
dataset(ie the dataset is not cataloged) and on
normal disp=(,uncatlg) is given then you will
receive the ERROR MESSAGE stating that
“THE DATA SET WAS NOT
UNCATALOGED”
Use of Deadline Scheduling
The purpose of deadline scheduling is to help JES3
use available resources best.
For example, if you work first shift and submit a job at
the end of the day, you do
not need output until the next morning. Specify 7 a.m.
of the next day in the
DEADLINE parameter and assign the job a low
priority. JES3 can schedule the job
any time during the night when the resources are
available. But, if the job has not
been scheduled by several hours before 7 a.m., JES3
increases its priority. JES3
will increase the job’s priority periodically until it is
selected for execution by 7 a.m.
Examples
To execute a job by 7 a.m. on January 20, 1986,
code:
//*MAIN DEADLINE=(0700,B,012086)
The syntax changes slightly if you specify a date on or
after the year 2000.
To execute a job by 7 a.m. on January 20, 2000,
code:
//*MAIN DEADLINE=(0700,B,01/20/2000)
Use of Periodic Scheduling
The purpose of periodic scheduling is to run certain
weekly, monthly, or yearly
programs automatically.
Examples
To execute a job by 2 p.m. every Friday, code:
//*MAIN DEADLINE=(1400,A,6,WEEKLY)
6) Choose the invalid job names
Ans, //^F&I(RST JOB ‘SAMPLE JOB’
(the only special character allowed is ($, #, @) )

7) Where does the nume field in the jcl starts
Ans, 3rd column
8) Which of the following is a JES3 operator in
job stream
A. //*
B. COMMAND
C. CONSOLE STATEMANT
D. OPERATOR-------------------------------------
9) What are the parts of index components
Ans, Sequence set and index set
10) Temporary Datasets are represented as
Ans, && (as the prefix in DSNAME )
11) What are the features or functions of IEBEDIT?
Ans, Copy pds,pdse and Create pds, pdse, sequential
optput dataset and Edit and copy a job stream,
a sequential data set
12) If VSAM file terminates abnormally and it did
not close properly, what do you do ?
Ans, Run VERIFY command using idcams utility
13) 1. If you have high freespace we have more
I/O
2. If you have low freespace we have more
CI Split
Ans, Both statements are TRUE
14) Which of the following is true
A. ESDS maintains CI while LDS does
not---------------------------
B. ESDS process record sequentially while
LDS is process by DB2 for
tablespace-----------
C. ESDS can delete records while LDS cannot
D. ESDS has no index while LDS also the same
15) Which of the following are compiler options.
A. DSORG
B. ADATA-------------------
C. OPTCD
D. SSRANGE-------------
E. KEYLEN
F. OPT---------------
G. NOOPT--------------
16)
//AMC0U08A JOB
'A123',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,RESTART=AS1.BS
2 by the alternate keys.
//C PROC
//CS1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD1 DD
DSN=LEM0U08.ANNU.SAMPLE,DISP=OLD
// PEND
//B PROC
//BS1 EXEC PROC=C
//BS2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD2 DD
DSN=LEM0U08.ANNU.SAMPLE,DISP=OLD
// PEND
//A PROC
//AS1 EXEC PROC=B
//AS2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DD3 DD
DSN=LEM0U08.ANNU.SAMPLE,DISP=OLD
// PEND
//STEPP1 EXEC PROC=A
If the JOB abend at BS2 then it can be
restarted by specifying
Ans, RESTART=AS1.BS2 in the JOB card
Defining a Path
The DEFINE PATH command is used to establish the
relationship, the path,
between an alternate index and its base cluster. A path
does not occupy any data
space; it is a catalog entry only. The base cluster and
its alternate index must
already be defined when you define the path that
relates them.
When your program opens a path for processing, both
the alternate index and its
base cluster are opened. When data in the base
cluster is read or written using the
path's alternate index, keyed processing is used; RBA
processing is not allowed.
You can also establish a path directly over a base
cluster, without an intermediary
alternate index and with its own protection attributes. A
path so defined provides
access for a file under another name. You can specify
NOUPDATE access for the
base cluster, which bypasses allocation of the base
cluster's upgrade set and thus
does not cause upgrading.
BUILD INDEX
Build the alternate index either yourself or by means of
the BLDINDEX
command. The IDCAMS routines then perform the
following operations:
a. Extract the alternate key and the prime key or RBA
from every record of
the base cluster during a sequential scan through the
base cluster.
b. Order the extracted alternate keys, together with the
associated pointers,
c. Build the alternate-index records from the ordered
key and associated
pointers. (Records with the same alternate key are
merged into a single
alternate-index record.)
d. Build the alternate index from the individual
alternate-index records as a
key-sequenced file.
17) What do SCRATCH do ?
Ans, SCRATCH is the sub parameter of DELETE
command in IDCAMS utility
It is used to remove the entry for nonVsam
dataset from the Catalogue
As well as its label form the VTOC(ie both the
catlg entry ane the file is deleted).
it can be done only for the program
24) In a KSDS the record length is 128 Which of
the following cab be the size of CI (choose 3)
A. 8192--------- B. 4096---------------- C.
512------- D. which is not multiple of 512

18) 25) Choose the valid file status (check option)

//AMC0U08A NJOB 'A123',NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//CS1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//DATA1 DD
DSN=LEM0U08.ANNU.SAMPLE,DISP=OLD
//DATASET01 DD
DSN=LEM0U08.ANNU.SAMPLE,DISP=OLD
What is the error in above code ?
Ans, 1. In JOB CARD the character ‘N’ is used
2. label name exceeds 8 characters in 3rd line
19) Consider the job is running the producing output in
number of lines if you want to get the output till
before the job had completed ?
Ans, You have to use OUTPUT statement
As //OUTDS3 OUTPUT
CKPTLINE=24,CKPTPAGE=1
A. 10 B. 00 C. 93 D. 90
ALL ABOVE ARE VALID FILE STATUS
26) Without regard of previous step whether it
executes successful or not, I want to execute
all the steps in JOB which of the following are
valid?
A. COND=(4096,GE)
B. COND=(0,NE)
C. COND=(0,GE)
D. COND=(4089,LE)
E. COND=(4095,LT)---------------
(the condition code will be evaluated as ‘4095 < RC’ if
the return code of the previous step is any value of 0
thru 4095 the condition will become false and the step
will execute – the mainframe will not produce the
condition code greater than 4095)
27) When you specify COND=EVEN
Irrespective of whether the previous step terminates
normally or abend
The ob step will execute

20) What is the syntax of jcl statement? And

//<namefield> <operation field> <operand field>
<comment-field 73-80> If I have multiple condition like this COND=((4,LT),
(12,GE),(0,NE))
21) Consider the statements below Like vise I can code up to 8 condition here if any one
1. It is possible to browse RRDS by using TSO of the condition is satisfied the step will bypass
commands
2. It is possible to Edit RRDS by 28) You need to allocate with primary 100 blocks
Ans, Both the above mentioned statements are extension of 20 blocks and block size being 80
FALSE bytes
Which of the following space parameter will you
22) Using IEBGENER it is possible to copy data include in the above JCL?
from TAPE to VSAM? FALSE
Ans, When you use VSAM dataset in IEBGENER the A. SPACE=(100,(80,20))
dataset is not recogonized B. SPACE=(TRK,(100,20))
C. SPACE=(20,(100,80))
//PROCB PROC D. SPACE=(80,(100,20))-----------------------
//BSTEP1 EXEC PROC=PROCC (because the first parameter is 80 bytes blocks)
//CSTEP1.CSTEPID1 DD
DSN=ALPHA.BETA.DELTA,DISP=OLD 29)
//CSTEP1.CSTEPID2 DD SYSOUT=A a. Define is used to create Alternate index
// PEND b. Buildindex is used to fetch keys into AIX
c. Define is used to build path.
//PROCA PROC
//ASTEP1 EXEC PROC=PROCB Ans, a,b are TRUE c is FALSE
//BSTEP1.BSTEPID3 DD
DSN=GEORGE,DISP=OLD
// PEND 30) SYSOUT is used to process output dataset ----
TRUE
23) From the above code, What does (An external writer is a started task used to process
output. //MYOUTPUT DD SYSOUT=(A,XTWTR))
BSTEP1.BSTEPID3 MEAN ?
Ans, It is an invalid statement at this context
it means “invalid addition to procedute PROCB” 31) IDCAMS is used to create both VSAM AND
because you are trying to add a dataset to the exec NON-VSAM FILES. TRUE
statement which calls a procedure
 32) Which utility is used to print and punch
Sequential and Partioned dataset ?
IEBPTPCH
33) In order to open file-aid or file manager from
the ISPF/PDF menu you will be using the
option.
TS F F
(TS F  F  1 This option is used to
browse a VSAM dataset)
34) Consider initially there was a KSDS for that you
are created AIX and you are building it by
using BLDINDEX command after doing all
these you are deleting the KSDS cluster then
when you try to read a record what happened?
Ans, FILE NOT FOUND ( FILE STATUS 35)
(NOTE : Consider KSDS has AIX and PATH
When you delete PATH then PATH alone gets deleted
When you delete AIX then along with AIX, PATH will
also gets deleted
When you delete KSDS then along with KSDS, AIX
and PATH will also gets deleted)
35) S804 or S80A - if the requested REGION is
not enough
S822 - If requested REGION is not available on your
system
36) How can we restrict a job time as CPU time
5’30’’
A. LIMIT(5,30)
B. CPUTIME(5,30)
C. TIME(5,30)-----------------------------
37) There is a file of 1000 records whose LRECL =
46. How it is specified?
A. MEMORY=(60,(46,100))
B. SPACE=(46,(100,60))---------------------------
C. SPACE=(100,(46,60))
( because the logical record length is 46 each record
will take 46 bytes – so we have to specify block size as
46 bytes as the first parameter –and inorder to have
100 records it can be achieved by the extension of
primary and secondary)
38) A file on which input and output operation can
be restricted, is specified as
A. //FILEOUT DD
DUMMY------------------------
B. //FILEOUT DD SUSPEND
C. //SYSOUT DD HALT
(there is no suspend and halt on the dd statement.—
the dummy can be also specified as dsn=nullfile
--- in dd statement *,data,dummy and dynam are the
positional parameters
39) After doing the sorting operation if you want
the output to be transferred to two different files
which is specified In the JCL as this
//A DD DSN=OUTFILE1,DISP=OLD
//B DD DSN=OUTFILE2,DISP=OLD
Then in the control card you will specify as
A. OUTFIL
FNAMES=(A,B)--------------------------------
B. OUTFIL DATASET=(A,B)
40) The Utility used to produce a test pattern ( ie
debugging aid tool) -- IEBDG
(IEBDG Create a test data set consisting of patterned
data)
41) A KSDS file is having primary key as 9 bytes
length , Alternate key length is 4 bytes and the
alternate index is going to contain 200
duplicate. Then what is the minimum and
maximum record size ?
Ans, 18 minimum 1809 is maximum
( formula for duplicate aix is (5+length of aix key + (n *
length of primary key)) where ‘n’ is number of
duplicates)
42) AMS can be coded inside member of PDS –
TRUE.
( AMS means Access method service for IDCAMS it
can be coded and executed inside the member)
43) Which VSAM file does not support AIX? --
RRDS
44) Freespace of the dataset will be displayed
using.
A. VERIFY B. LISTCAT-----------------
( using idcams utility when you specify
LISTCAT ALL it will display the amount of
freespace in bytes for vsam dataset)
45) Stmt1: REPRO is used in case of unusable
VSAM dataset ------ TRUE
Stmt 3: EXAMINE is used to inspect VSAM
dataset structure. ---------- FALSE
(there is no such keyword call examine and repro
can be used for any dataset)
46) The command used to print output at remote
location at DETROIT?
Ans, //REMOT1 OUTPUT
DEST=DETROIT
47) Consider a procedure is called like this
//STEP1 EXEC
PROC1,SYSTEM=MANDIR,STD=VIJAY,STU
D=MATHS
And a dd name inside the procedure is given
like
//DD1 DD
DSN=BALA.VIDYA.&SYSTEM..&STUD(&STD
)
When you pass symbolic parameter to this
procedure it becomes
Ans, BALA.VIDYA.MANDIR.MATHS(VIJAY)
48) The Record out of sequence file status is – 21
 (this happens when you try to write records d. CNTL=ALPHA
sequentially for KSDS cluster by supplying
unordered key value) e. CNTL=*.ALPHA

49) JOB execution flow is “ INPUT 

EXECUTION  OUTPUT  PRINT “ ---------
FALSE 55) Consider the following code which uses
(execution flow is ‘input conversion  both IEBGENER & IEBCOMPR
execution  output  print or purge’)
//JOB1 JOB
50) JOB is the execution of one or more related
programs in sequence ---------- TRUE //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER

51) When a new generation is created in one step1 //SYSUT1 DD

and if you want to refer the same generation in DSN=ABC,DISP=(OLD,PASS)
the next step then it can be refered as .?
Ans, (+1) as a relative reference //SYSUT2 DD
DSN=XYZ,DISP=(,PASS,DELETE)
52) Condition code for the step to be executed
always irrespective of the previous step? // SYSIN DD DUMMY
Choose- 3
Ans, COND=(4095,LT) , //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBCOMPR
COND=(0,GT) AND COND=EVEN
(all 3 are write answers) //SYSUT1 DD
DSN=*.STEP1.SYSUT1,DISP=SHR
53) Consider the following
//JOB1 JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//* //SYSUT2 DD
//ABC PROC SYSTEM=ABC,UN=SYSDA DSN=*.STEP1.SYSUT2,DISP=SHR
//*
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //SYSIN DD DUMMY
//DD1 DD DSN=&SYSTEM,UNIT=&UN
//* //
//ABC PEND
//STEP1 EXEC PROC=ABC Choose 3 option
//
A. SYSUT1 & SYSUT2 ARE OTUPUT
What type of procedure is the mentioned DATASET IN STEP2 -----------
above? FALSE(sysut1 and sysut2 are
Ans, INSTREAM PROCEDURE comparison input)
54) Given the JCL stmts B. SYSUT1 & SYSUT2 ARE INPUT
DATASET IN STEP2 --------------TRUE
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=PRINT
C. SYSUT1 IS INPUT AND SYSUT2 IS
//ALPHA CNTL * PROGRAM CONTROL
OUTPUT IN STEP1 ---------------TRUE (it
STMT FOLLOW
copies sequential file form source to
//PRGCNTL PRINTDEV BUFNO=20,PIM dest)
SG=YES,DATAACK=BLOCK
D. IN IEBCOMPR “ COMPARE TYPE
//OMEGA ENDCNTL ORG=PS/PO” IS NOT GIVEN IT WILL
NOT THROW ANY ERROR IT WILL
//AGAR DD UNIT=AKP1, _____________ COMPARE NORMALLY ------------- TRUE

What parameter you need to add to the E. IN STEP2 BACKWARD REFERENCE IS

last stmt to set AGAR Dataset with DOEN FOR BOTH DATASETS -----------
ALPHA control stmt? TRUE

a. CNTL=SET=*.ALPHA F. BOTH THE UTILITY REQUIRES

“//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*” OTHER
b. SET=CNTL=ALPHA WIES THE OUTPUT WILL NOT BE
PRODUCED BY BOTH THE UTILITIES
c. CNTL=SET=ALPHA
56) CONTIG in space parameter
A. Primary space in contiguous records,
blocks and tracks------------------TRUE
B. Request primary space allocated only
on contiguous tracks and cylinder
---------------------TRUE
(contig allocation is for primary quantity
irrespective or blocks, bytes, tracks or
cylinder)
57) //JOB1 JOB
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=ABC,COND=(8,LT)
//STEP2 EXEC PGM=DEF,COND=(8,LT)
//STEP3 EXEC
PGM=XYZ,COND=((4,LE),(12,EQ))
//STEP4 EXEC
PGM=PQR,COND=((8,LE),(16,EQ))
If step1 return code is 4 and other return
codes are 0
Ans, then STEP2,STEP3,STEP4 will
execute
58) Which one is IEBGENER SYSIN CARD for
creating 3 members from input ps file
Ans,
//SYSIN DD *
GENERATE
MAXNAME=3,MAXGPS=2
MEMBER NAME=MEMB1
RECORD IDENT=(8,’11111111’,1)
MEMBER NAME=MEMB2
RECORD IDENT=(8,’22222222’,1)
MEMBER NAME=MEMB3
/*
//
(this ctrl statement will create 3
members in the output pds and it will
extract 2 groups from the input until it
reaches the condition 11111111 for first
member 22222222 for the second
member and the remaining records will
be inserted in the third member)
59) //SYSIN DD *
DEFINE
CLUSTER(NAME(TEST.KSDS)) -
:
:
KEYS(8,54)
/*
//
What is the length of the key?
Ans, 8
( the syntax for key is
keys(length,offset) --- the default
keys(64,0) -----offset is the position just
before the starting location of the key)
1) Invalid JCL statements [Choose]
//XMIT //CNTRB
//SET //CNTRL
//EXCLUDE
2) Which of the following are valid with
respect to sort in file-aid (choose
2)-------------
a) RRDS & BDAM files the SORT
command sorts records (RRN
or RBA) order
b) We cannot sort a keyed file
other than the key field
c) Default parameter for SORT is
keys for a KEYED file. Thus
the command SORT & SORT
KEYS are the same
3) // output ABCD copies=5,
copyg=(1,2,3)------------
 How will you modify the alone statement Ans : Build index
such that the o/p is directed to the
target mode RMT37
14) Append can be done in EXTEND mode in
Ans : //output ABCD copied=5,
Ans : ESDS
copyg=(1,2,3),DEST=RMT237

15) PROCEDURE C
4) Compiler option to view the source code
of COBOL programs // C PROC
Ans : SOURCE //CSI EXEC PGM=GHI

//PEND
5) Rename a Dataset

Ans : IEHPROGM PROCEDURE B

//BPROC
6) How can a job send a status message to //BS1 EXEC PROC C
a TSO user at the completion of a job?
//BS2 EXEC PGM=DOF
Ans : NOTIFY
//PEND

7) Temporary file indicator - &&

If abend occurs in BS2 where it will start
from ?
8) On question was like how will SEEERROR Ans : BS1
be set or related or for routine

16) Which satisfy the below listed criterions

9) Default print format for PRINT command in GDG creation?
Ans : DUMP //sysin DD * define GDG(limit (255) no
scratch empty)

10) Order of Execution of procedure

17) How can KSDS access?
Ans : 1.Instream Procedure
2. Private library
Dynamic, Sequential, Random
3. System library
11) Erase parameter in define cluster

Ans : It will erase DATA component &

18) If RC=4 THEN /*comment*/
filled with binary zeros
12) a)VSAM KSDS can have only one
Continue
primary index
Else /*Comment*/
b) VSAM KSDS can have only one
alternate index Step1

Ans : a) True b) false Ans : Continue is not valid in JCL

13) To improve performance of JCL 19) Choose compile directives

 a. COPY – Compiler directive Ans : //SYSIN dd * define GDG(limit(255)
noscratch empty)
b. SKIP

c. CONTROL
6. //step1 exec pgm=IEFBR14
d. ADATA
//dd1
e. SSRANGE dsn=tchn94.mf004.abc,abc,disp=(new,c
atlg,delete),
22) Some question regarding KEYS.options were
4 pgms.
//
12-length , 6-9 starting position, size-512
bytes
Ans : KEYS(12,69) dcb=(lrecl=100,blksize=800,recfm=fb),
23) DD in the PROC can be overwritten in the unit=1093
main JCL in done by
ANS : //PROC stepname.ddname DD DSN // space=((1,1),rlse,cyl)
24) In uncatalog the GDG DS,Buf don’t want to
delete it? Ans : space =(cyln,(1,1),rlse)
Ans : EMPTY, NOSCRATCH
25) //TELCON IF(RC=8 |RC=12 | RC=14 |
RC=18)
Ans: 8,12,14,18 Utility questions
26) ESDS CAN BE ACCESSED RANDOMLY BY
Ans : RBA 7. –IEBGENER
27) In space parameter CONTIG,MIXG,ALX is
applicable only for the primary quantity -IEBEDIT
And RELSE parameter is applicable for both
primary and secondary -IEBIMAGE (for creating buffers)

1. File status 24 -IEBDBG

2. File status 39

3. What are time abend code (choose 2) 8. What is order of execution?

1.S522 a. System library

2.S0C7 b. Private library

3.S222 c. Instream proc

4.S013 Ans : c,b,a

4. There are 4 records of sizes 1000 bytes, 9. File Status 02

1200 bytes, 1000 bytes and 800 bytes.CI
size is 4096.Now inserting 1000 bytes
record. what will happen? 10. IDCAM command that would list KSDS
attributes
Ans: Only CI split
Ans : LISTCAT

5. Which of the following will satisfy

11. What are valid IDCAM commands ?
-limit is 255
(choose 3)
-all the dataset will be uncatalogged
a.LISTCAT
when it exceeds the limit
b.ALTER
-DSCB is not to be removed from the
catalog
 c.DELETE

d.PRINT

e.DITTO 19. i ) TS Option can be used to browse

VSAM dataset

ii ) TS Option can be used to edit VSAM

12. Which parameter id used to select the dataset
initiator D?
state true/false
Ans : CLASS = D

20. Organization is sequential. KSDS file is

13. What are special DD Names? open in I-O Mode. Is it possible to
WRITE?
a.SYSPOUT
PROCEDURE C
b.SYSPDUMP //C PROC
//CS1 EXEC PGM=GHI
c.JOBLIB //PEND
PROCEDURE B
d.SYSTDUMP //B PROC
//BS1 EXEC PROC = C
//BS2 EXEC PGM=DEF
//PEND
14. Consider PROCEDURE A
//A PROC
// CHECKIT IF ((RC LT 3 & RC LT 10) | //AS1 EXEC PROC=B
RC=15) //AS2 EXEC PGM=ABC
//PEND
Then, JOB Stream
//JOB1 JOB
Which return code will make the above //STEP1 EXEC PROC=A
relational exp. evaluate to true. //STEP2 EXEC PGM=JKL
If abend occurs BS2 from where I want to
Ans : 0,1,2 or 15 restart
a. As Proc BS1

b. As Restart=B.BS2
15. Compiler option to view the source code
of cobol program? 2. All IEPUPDTE utility control statement (not
including data statements) must begin with a
Ans : SOURCE ----- in columns
1 & 2 of JCL stmt
a. //*

16. Which JES2 parameter is used to print b. /*

‘DETROIT’ at remote node?
c. //

d. /.
17. Index component parts-
3. CONTIG in SPACE Parameter_______
Ans : a. Index set a. Secondary space allocated in record blocks
and tracks
b. Sequence set b. Primary space in contiguous record blocks
and tracks
c. Sequential space in contiguous records and
track
18. Override d. Requested Primary space allocated only on
contiguous tracks and cylinders
Ans : stepname.DDName 4. Partitioned Dataset can be built using
AMS(Access method service) State True / False
Ans : True 16. One question from SORT in File aid
5. Consider the following a. Only key field is used for KSDS I cant
Select infile assign dd1 use any other key for sort
Organization is INDEXED b. for RRDS only Relative Key is used for
Access Mode is sequential SORT
Record Key is EmpNo c. Using KEYS parameter in SORT
Alternate Key is EmpName 17. I created one KSDS and alternate index for
File status is FS1 that KSDS.I want to restrict the duplicate values
For alternate key if i not mention the DD stmt in can be given only 10. What parameter is used
JCL, What will happen? for restriction.
a. Abend SOC7 a. Keys
b. Update
b. Abend SOC4 c. Upgrade
d. Key Ranges
c. Successfully run e. Unique Keys
18. A Jobs output is not processed in SYSOUT
d. Dataset not found (T/F)
19. //Job card
6. Delete and rewrite can be done ESDS //Step1 EXEC PGM=ABC, COND= (8, LT)
a. Delete is not possible and rewrite is // Step2 EXEC PGM=DEF, COND= (8, LT)
possible …
b. Delete is possible and rewrite is not possible // Step3 EXEC PGM=XYZ, COND=
7. NOT a valid IDCAMS command ( (4,LE),(12,EQ))
a. LISTCAT // Step4 EXEC PGM=PQR, COND=((8,LE),
b. DITTO – File editing tool (16,EQ))
c. DEFINE If step1 return code 4, then what are the
d. ALTER steps get executed
e. REPRO 1. Step2,Step3,Step4
8. Study the XMIT and Route Commands
XMIT – JES2 2. Step4
ROUTE –JE2/3
9. Check for System symbols & JCL symbols in 3. Step2,step4,step1
google
10. How can is suspend the volumes which 4. Step2,step4
available in TAPE.
a. By Using UNIT with defer.
b. Device = (, SUSPEND)
11. JOB Order of execution 20. ERASE parameter in define cluster
a. Priority and JOB class
b. JOB Class and MSG Class Ans: It will erase DATA component
c. MSGCLASS and PRIORITY and filled with zeros
12. //JOBName JOB Lines=60000, Rooms=40ft,
pages=4000, proclib=50 21. Consider the following
Which is invalid parameter?
a. Line 1. VSAM KSDS files can have only one
primary index
b. Page
2. VSAM KSDS files can have only one
c. Proclib
alternative index
d. Rooms
3. Stmt1 is true and stmt2 is false
13. Check the file status 02 in cobol
22. Consider the following
a. dup key
b. No record found
//Job Card
c. Opening the file problem
d. Closing the file problem
//ABC PROC SYSTEM=’ABC’,
14. RESTART parameter particular RD
a. RD=NP UNIT=SYSDA
b. RD=R
c. RD=RNC //Step1 Exec PGM=IEFBR14
15. Difference b/w ESDE & LDS ?
a. Both ESDE & LDS deletion not //DD1 DD DSN=….
possible
b. ESDS used for … and LDS used for //ABC PEND
storing table space
 //STEP1 Exec PROC = ABC //DD3 DD
DSNAME=CHANN,DISP(,CATLG,DELETE),
What type of procedure UNIT=3400-b

a. Instream Procedure //LABEL=(,NL),VOLUME=SER=663488,D

CB=*.DD2
b. Catalog Procedure

c. System Procedure
ANS :
d. System Library
DCB=(RECFM=F,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=80
23. Check the wrong step in the following )
JCL by checking syntax
27. Consider the following
Ans : a.Step1
Three datasets contains members as
b.step1 & step2 follows

c.step3 & step4 Dataset1 contains A,B,F members

Dataset5 contains A and C members

24. What dataset name you will give to Dataset6 contains B,C and D members
browse a VSAM KSDS name
Consider the following use of IEBCOPY
Ans : Cluster Name
25. Given the JCL stmts

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=PRINT //Copy Job

//jobstep exec pgm=iebcopy

//ALPHA CNTL * PROGRAM CONTROL
STMT FOLLOW
//sysprint dd sysout=*
//PRGCNTL PRINTDEV BUFNO=20,PIM //in dd dsname=dataset1,…
SG=YES,DATAACK=BLOCK
//in5 dd dsname=datatset5,…
//OMEGA ENDCNTL
//out2 dd dsname=dataset2, …
//AGAR DD UNIT AKP1,
//in6 dd dsname=dataset6, …
What parameter you need to add to the
last stmt to set AGAR Dataset with //sysin dd *
ALPHA control stmt?
Copyoper copy outdd=out2
f. CNTL=SET=*.ALPHA
Indd=in1
g. SET=CNTL=ALPHA
Indd=in6
h. CNTL=SET=ALPHA
Indd=in5
i. CNTL=ALPHA
/*
j. CNTL=*.ALPHA
a. All members in dataset6 are lost
26. What would be DCB parameter for the when dataset deleted
following code?
b. Member a is found, but is not copied
//DD2 DD DSNAME=BAL,DISP=OLD dataset1 because dataset1 already
has a member named ‘a’ and the
//DCB=(RECFM=F, LRECL=80,
replace option is not specified for
BLKSIZE=80) member A

c. Since replacement not specified B

 d. Not copied to dataset2 I created one gdg with 5 members for
that.for example
28. One question uses both IEBGENER &
IEBCOMPR. The following code Tchn350.abc.gdg

//Jobcard And I like to create 6 member then

which will be created
//step1 exec pgm=iebgener
a. tchn350.abc.gdg.g0006v00
//sysut1 dd dsn=____,disp=(old,pass)
b. tchn350.abc.gdg(+1)
//sysut2 dd dsn=____,disp=(,pass,delete)
33. Repro command question
//sysin dd dummy
Repro < >,< >
//step2 exec pgm=iebcompr ________(Empty,delete,replace)

//sysut1 dd dsn=*.step1.sysut1,disp=shr I need empty dataset, which option to

use?
//sysut2 dd
dsn=*.step2.sysut2,disp=(old,keep) 34. When i am using alternate index,how
could I mention in the JCL, in cobol-Jcl
//sysin dd dummy
program

a. Base cluster and Alternate index

a. Sysin dd dummy is coded so not
b. Base cluster and path
valid
c. Base cluster only
29. Another question is iebupdate and check
for update parameter in dd d. Base cluster and data component
statement.some program format
35. What compiler option is used to view the
//job card source code of cobol1 program, by using
through the PARM parameter
//step1 exec pgm=iebupdate
Ans : SOURCE
//dd1 dd dsn=_____,update=yes
36. If I want to improve the performance of
//dd2 dd dsn=____,update=inplace
JCL what I want to do?
//dd3 dd dsn=____,update=inplace
a. Performance cannot improved
30. Go through the definition for free space
b. Reorganize the dataset
parameter
c. Build index
31. Cisz=4096
1. JCL statement not allowed in
Freespace=(10 10)
procedure where are the JCL
Keys=(6 0) statement

JOB, JOBLIB, JOBCAT, /* ,NULL,

DATA &any JES&JES3 stmt
a. Cidf takes 4 bytes and rdf takes 3
bytes 2. Seq file how many extends ps-16

b. Cidf takes 3 bytes and rdf takes 4 3. Vsam 123 ent

bytes
4. Not cat -> already existing or
c. 10 % of freespace in 4096 i.e:401 duplicate catalog entry exist
space will be free
5. SOC7,S04
32. Gdg question
6. SB37,SD37,SE37
7. How to override a condition
Ans : cond.stepname=value
8. 0M , 0k – takes available space in
memory
9. ++ - instream procedure
overriding
10. Xx – catalog procedure overriding
11. Steplib, joblib
12. Job overrides step region/time
13. How to change the default proclib
Jcllib
order=(me.mylib,sys1,proclib)
14. JCL to execute a job by 7 am on
Jan 20,1986
//step1 exec pgm=pgm1,main
deadline =(0700,B,012086)
15. RCT
16. DB2PM – batch performance
monitor for DB2
17. 32760 – max blocksize for a tape
18. Job can contiguous execute for
248 days
19. 1 block=32 kb of formatted
memory
Or
42 kb of unformatted memory
6 blocks= 1 track
15 tracks=1cylinder
20. Space allocated for PS by OS is
56 KB
21. If you want to concat dd
statement
 Dataset, same type(disk or
tape)
 LREC,RECFM, large blksize
22. We can’t edit or browse GDG on
tape -> True
23. EIBCURPOS  get cursor position
in CICS
24. What is the use of upgrade option
Ans : when the data in base
cluster is updated the
corresponding AIX data is also
updated
25. PARM  100 char max length
26. What is the use of start command
 Dynamic
27. IEBHPROGM  Rename the
dataset
28. Restart = *  Restart job from
the first step
JCL QUESTIONS (Module Questions)
1. Export is used for –
Ans : Copy one vsam data component to
other vsam data component.
2. Which of the following will satisfy the
below listed criterias, in GDG criterian.
Criterias :
- limit is 255.
- All the dataset will be
uncataloged when it exceeds the
limit.
- DSCB is to be removed from the
catalog.
Ans: //sysin dd * define GDG(limit(255)empty
scratch)
3. Which of the following corrects the error
in given code
//step1 exec pgm = iefbr14
//dd1 dd dsn=tchn94.mf004.mf004.abc,
disp=(new, catalog, delete),
// dcb(lrecl=100,
blksize=800,recfm=fb), unit=1093
// space = (1,1)rlse, cyl)
Ans: Space=(cyln,(1,1), rlse)
4. Use of DFSORT
5. To list the source program in the
compilation listing, which option is used
at the time of compilation.
Ans: SOURCE
6. Cisize is 4096, rec1 1000bytes, rec2
1200bytes, rec3 is 1000bytes, rec4 800
bytes.
Now I want to insert 1000bytes rec.
What will happen?
Ans: Both CI and CA splits occurs.
7. Which of the following command is used
when a system error occurs while closing
VSAM file and it is subsequently
unavailable.
Ans: VERIFY
8. What are the valid statements regarding
Referback and override?
Ans: a. override option can override the
defined dataset.
b. referback option is a reference to
earlier dd statement
9. Which command is used to check the
status of the VSAM dataset if a job is
terminated and the VSAM dataset is not
closed properly?
Ans: VERIFY
10. Records can be added to end of ESDS in
extend mode.
Ans: True
11. //Jobcard
//PROC1 PROC…
//
//PROC1 PEND
//STEP EXEC PROC=PROC1…
Ans: Instream procedure.
19. Valid jcl symbols:
Ans: //* and /*
20. Which Symbol is used for IEBUPDATE?
Ans: ./
21. There was a question on RRDS related to
the DB2.
22. If we want to assign alternate name,
what shall be the correct syntax?
Ans: 1. ./ ALTERNATE name
2. ./ CHANGE name
3. ./ ALIAS name
4. ./ OTHER name
1. Where can program checkpoints be
stored for use in a restart ?
(1) CHCKPOINT DD statement
(2) SYSCHK DD statement
(3) CHKOUT DD statement
(4) CHECK or DD statemen
2. What is the function of DD name
parameter with a 2 part structure;
Audit.Report ?

12. Time abend code? (1) Override the Audit DD statement in

13. How can job send a status message to a
TSO user at the completion of the job?
Ans: Notify
14. While in a KSDS, we have an alternate
index. Build index is missing. What will
happen while searching a record?
Ans: a. Build index will be created while
processing.
b. Search option will done based on
primary key.
c. It will throw an error due to missing
build index.
(Probably option b is correct.)
15. There are 14 generations in all. How will
you refer 5th generation?
Ans: a.(-9)
b.(+5)
c.(+9)
d.(-5)
(Correct option is -9)
16. To rename a dataset which utility is
used?
Ans: IEHPROGM.
17.
1. KSDS has only 1 primary key.(True)
2. KSDS has only 1 alternate key.(False)
18. Alternate index key is possible for –
Ans: ESDS and KSDS
the report
(2) Override the Report DD
statement in the Audit procedure
(3) Concatenate a dataset onto a DD
statement in a called module
(4) Delete the Audit DD statement in
the Report
3. What is the purpose of the ‘DD
KEYLEN’ parameter?
(1) Specify the length of a data set key
in bytes
(2) Override the key length of an
SMS defined VSAM dataset
(3) Override the key length specified in
the dataset label
(4) All of the above
4. Must tape dataset definitions
include VOL=SER specifications?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Only for uncataloged datasets
(4) Only for cataloged datasets
5. In order to continue a job after a (1) As the (0) generation
return code of 12 in step1, what the (2) As the (+1) generation
step2 EXEC statement include? (3) As the (-1) generation
(1) CONTINUE (4) Without the generation number
(2) COND = (12,NE)
11. If a generation data set is
(3) COND = (12,GE)
specified as input without the
(4) COND = (12,EQ)
generation number, what will the input
6. In SMS datasets, what is the to the DD ?
function of the ‘DD MGMTCLAS’ (1) the most recent generation created
keyword?
(1) Specify a management class (2) the earliest generation created
for a new dataset (3) a concatenation of all the
(2) Lookup a storage profile from the cataloged generations
class library 4. a jcl error will be returned to the job
(3) Begin a storage class definition
12. What happens to the NOTIFY
block
message when a user logs off the
(4) Alters the default storage profile for
system
the dataset
before the job is completed?
7. How can the submitting user’s 1)JOB ends with a jcl error.
RACF authority be overridden in a job 2)NOTIFY message is created
stream? 3)Msg saved until the user logs on
(1) Through the USER parameter again.
(2) Through the USER and 4)No messages generated.
PASSWORD parameter
(3) By notifying the console operation
to override the authority 13. How do you Restart a particular
(4) Through the RACF parameter step in a JCL? l
1)Restart=stepname.procstepnam
8. What parameters can be used to
e
limit the number of records written to a
2)Restart=procname.stepname
SYSOUT dataset ?
3)Restart=procname
(1) LIMIT
4)Restart=stepname.procname.ddnam
(2) OUTLIM
e
(3) SIZE
(4) MAX 14. What is the parameter to be
passed in the job card for the unlimited
9. What statement can be used to
send data to another MVS JES3 node ?
time,irrespective of the job class?
(1) LINK
1)TIME=0
(2) CONNECT
2)TIME=1440
(3) XMIT
3)TIME=UNLIMIT
(4) SEND
4)TIME=NONE
10. If a (+1) generation dataset is
15. What is the maximum number of
created in the first step of a job, how
GDG versions we can create?
can it be referenced in later steps of
1)255
the same job for input?
2)105 1)By specifying vol=ser
3)15 2)By specifying *.stepname.ddname
4)99
3)Both
16. If SYMBOLIC PARAMETER is 4)None of the above.
specified on PROC AND EXEC which
one is 22. What is the version number of
executed? gdg that is created in the same step
1)PROC takes preference 1)+1
2)EXEC takes preference 2)0
3)BOTH takes preference 3)-1
4)Nothing 4)none

17. How will you make return code to 23. Which of the following is valid in
Zero in IDCAMS? l a catolog procedure
1)using set command 1)SYSIN DD *
2)using COMPUTE command 2)JCLLIB
3)Using MOVE statement 3)JOBLIB
4) Not possible. 4)EXEC procname

18. How will you submit JCL via 24. What SUM FIELDS = None will do
COBOL program ? in sort
1)Using IMS 1)It will copy dataset without sorting.
2)Use a file with sysout=(*,intrdr) 2)It will sort the records.
3)Not Possible 3)It will eleminate the duplicates.
4)None of the above 4)It will not copy at all.

19. If there are two jobs with class 25. What is the return code if u print
A ,prty=9 and class B with prty=10 l a empty VSAM file?
and if class A has a higer prty which 1)0
one will execute first? 2)118
1)Job with class A and prty=9 3)12
2)class B with prty=10 4)16
3)Both will not be executed.
4)Both will be executed
26. Which of the following is
compulsary for KSDS creation?
simultaneously?
1)Space
5)class has no effect on prty
2)DATA component
20. What will happen if I specify 3)INDEX component.
DISP=MOD for a new file? l 4)CISZ
1)It will change disp as NEW.
2)It will not create.
27. How to set return code of a job to
zero with out making any changes in
3)It will show error.
job steps?
4)None of the above.
1)using SET command
21. How to referback the VOLUME 2)using MOVE command
given in previous step? 3)using IF and SET command
4)not possible
28. How many ways do you know to
pass external data into program?
1)2
2)1
3)3
4)4
29. In variable record length LRECL
value is largest record in the file plus
four byte. Here this four bytes contains
A. The information saying that it is
variable
B. the actual length of each variable
length record in the file
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
30. I have 5 steps in a jcl . I have to
execute step 3 , bypass step 4 and
execute step 5 . How to achieve this
1.using cond statement
2.using restart=stepname
3.using iebedit utility
4.both 1 & 3
31. What are the changes to be made
in jcl so as to do testing
1.DD statement with the data used to
test the execution of the program.
2.Instream data is used to test the
data
3.Dummy statement is used to
test the execution of the program\
4. Can not be tested
32. Can I copy a fixed block record
length file to a VB and vice versa
1.Only from fixed block record
length to VB
2.Only from VB to fixed block length
file is possible
3.Both 1 & 2
4. Both not possible
33. Can you submit multiple jobs in a
jcl simultaneously
1.No,Only one
2.Not more than 2
3.yes
4. Insufficient information
34. What are the causes for soc01,
soc04, soc05 soc07 and socb abends
1.Data Exception, Operation Exception,
Addressing Exception, Protection
Exception, Divisible by Zero
2.Operation Exception, Data Exception,
Addressing Exception, Protection
Exception, Divisible by Zero
3.Operation Exception, protection
Exception, Addressing Exception,
Data
Exception, Divisible by Zero
4. All the above
35. What will happen if you attempt
to restart a job in the middle of a // IF
and // ENDIF
1.It will execute.
2.It will not execute the step in the
middle of a // IF and // because of
condition codes.
3.the condition code of the previous
step will be applied in cond parameter
and goes for execution
36. What is the difference between
the data definition name and data set
name in the DD statement of jcl
1. DDname is used in farward
reference while referring the datasets
where dataset name is used to name
the dataset to DD.
2. DDname is used to name the
dataset and dataset name is used for
searching the dataset
3. DDname is used to refer the dataset
and dsname is for creating the dataset
4. All the above
37. How do you skip a particular step
in a proc or a job
1.using cond parameter in step
2.using restart parameter
3.using cond parameter in job
statement
4. All of the above
38. If an application program
accesses a base cluster in alternate
key sequence, then DD statements are
needed for which data sets?
a) Base cluster
b) Alternate index
c) Path
d) a and b
e) a and c
f) a, b and c
39. Which of the following backs up
data in CI mode?
a) REPRO only
b) EXPORT only
c) Both REPRO and EXPORT
d) Neither REPRO nor EXPORT
40. What is SOC4 error stands for
A. Storage Violation error
B. READING file that is not opened
C. Invalid address reference
D. In all the above case
41. How can unused space allocation
be returned to the system when a
dataset is closed
(A) RETURN
(B) RLSE
(C) CONTIG
(D) CLOSE
42. What is S322 abend?
A. Space not found in PDS
B. Operator cancelled the job
C. Time out Abend
D. Secondary request is not coded
43. JES2 allocates the data set
A. For all the steps before the job is
scheduled
B. allocates of data set required
by a step are done only just before
the step executes
C. Both the case A & B are possible
D. None of the above
44. Given an input file with
duplicates how to remove the
duplicate records from the file using jcl
A.SUM FIELDS=(3,4,ZD)
B. SUM FIELDS=NONE
C. using ALLDUPS
D. Not possible
45. ) Can an individual step be
restricted from using all the job’s
allowed CPU time ?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Only in Catalogued Procedure
(4) Through the STEPTIME parameter
46. How can the disposition of sysout
datasets be set for an entire jobstream
?
(1) SYSOUT parameter
(2) OUTPUT parameter
(3) DEFAULT parameter
(4) DEST keyword
47. What is the maximum length of a
single line of JCL ?
(1) 71 bytes
(2) 60 bytes
(3) 55 bytes
(4 ) 80 bytes
48. Many JCL statements contain
specific values designed to direct &
control the execution of the statement.
What are these fields called ?
(1) Linkage Variables
(2) Parameters
(3) Control Libraries
(4) Includes
49. How can return codes be tested
before execution of a job step?
(1) Through the RC keyword
(2) Through the CODE keyword
(3) Through the COND keyword 3)Both will be ignored.
(4) Through the RETURNCD keyword 4) JCL ERROR

50. How can values be passed from 56. If both JOBLIB and STEPLIB are
the job stream to an executable coded in a job which one be executed?
program? 1)JOBLIB
(1) Through the PARM keyword 2)STEPLIB
(2) Through the VALUE parameter 3)PROCLIB
(3) Through the PGM parameter 4)PROCLIB
(4) All of the above
57. When no MSGLEVEL parameter is
51. How can a stopped job be coded then jcl
started again?
1)only i/p statements are printed.
(1) Through the RETURN parameter
2)Only i/p and proc statements
(2) Through the STARTUP parameter
3)Only JOB statements is shown in the
(3) Through the RESTART
o/p.
parameter
4) Job, Input and output Allocation
(4) Through the CHECKPNT keyword
msg shown
52. What is the prefix character for
58. Maximum number of DD
symbolic parameter ?
statements in a job
(1) % (2) & (3) @ (4) {}
1)3270 * step
53. If both the JOBCAT & STEPCAT 2)255 *step
statements are coded in a step, which 3)3273 * NO OF STEPS
will be executed? 4)3274
(1). JOBCAT
59. which parameter is to be given on
(2). STEPCAT
the JOB statement to check the
(3). the one coded first in the JCL
syntax of a JCL?
stream
1)TYPRUN=TEST
(4) .both the statements will be
2)TYPRUN=SCAN
executed in sequence
3)TYPRUN=HOLD
54. How many instream procedures 4)Both A & B
can be called within a single job? jcl
60. Two JOBS with name JOBNAME
1)255
are submitted , then jcl
2)15
1)Both JOBS are cancelled by the
3)25
operator.
4)30
2)Both JOBS wait in queue.
55. An instream procedure SAMPLE is 3)First runs while the 2nd waits in
coded in a jcl. A cataloged proc queue.
SAMPLE is also available system 4)1st JOB is run and Second is
library. When SAMPLE is invoked which cancelled.

61. Which one of the following is a

is invoked BY YOUR STEP?
positional parameter in EXEC statemen
1)Instream Procedure. jcl
2)Catalog Proc 1)ACCT
2)PARM 68. For which of the following
3)PROC sysprint is not neccessary
4)COND 1)IEBGERNER
2)IEFBR14
62. Is random access possible in
3)SORT
esds?
4)ICETOOL
1)Yes
2)No 69. What is the return code of
3) Using RRN IEBCOMPR when both the datasets are
4) Using Index key not
equal?
63. What is Abend code S806 U0000? 1)0
2)4
1)Data exception.
3)8
2)Memory violation.
4)12
3)Load module not found.
4)duplicate dataset 70. For a New dataset which
parameter is compulsary?
64. If you code time in both job 1)DISP
statement and exec which will
2)DCB
overwrite
3)SPACE
the other
4)VOLUME
1)Time specified in the job
statment 71. Which of the following is not in
2)Time specified in exec statement REPRO command?
3)it will give a jcl error 1)Replace.
4)It will ignore both. 2)Reuse.
3)Skip
65. How many tracks for 15 cylinders 4)readnext
1)450 tracks
2)15 tracks 72. what is the purpose of
3)150 tracks BLDINDEX?
4)225 tracks 1)To create a path
2)To create a alternate index.
66. Which of the following is not a 3)To create a logical relation.
positional parameter ?
4)To load an Index.
1)Accounting information.
2)Abnormal termination in DISP. 73. How many RDF fields are there if
3)Record format in DCB. the record format is variable?
4)Programmers name 1)One
2)Two
67. If you code both symbolic and 3)Three
overriding parameters which will be
4)Depends on records
Executed?
1)Symbolic parameters. 74. How many times the seconday
2)Overriding parameters. spaces is allocated for VSAM?
3)will give error. 1)255
4)None will be executed. 2)80
3)150
4)122
75. When you are dealing with
variable length data set ie if RECFM=V
then what will be the value of LRECL
parameter?
A. Similar to RECFM=F option
B. LRECL option is not a mandatory
C. LRECL value is largest record in
the file plus 4 bytes.
D. LRECL value smaller record plus 4
bytes
76. Can we use empty VSAM as input
1.No
2.Yes
3.Both
4. None of the above
77. Can we delete a data set using
iefbr14 , iebgener
1.yes,both can delete the dataset
2.No,cannot delete dataset in iebgener
3.No,it is not possible on both the
utilities
4. None of the above
78. Can I concatenate a ps file , pds
member and a gdg . if so how.
1.No,only ps can be concatenated
2.No,GDG cannot be concatenated
3.yes,using iebgener utility
4. None of the above
79. What is the default value the
region parameter will take.
1.0k/0m
2.1k
3.128k
4. 2K/2M
80. Name the system libraries from
which modules are retrieved at
execution.
1.SYS1.LINKLIB
2.ZOS.PROCLIB
3.Both from SYS1.LINKLIB and
ZOS.PROCLIB
4. None of the above
81. how many types of libraries are
there in jcl
1. Five
2. Two
3. Three
4. None
82. What are SD37 , SB37 and SE37
abends
1. Space abends
2. Job exceeds maximum wait time
3. Region problem
4. None of the above
83. How to pass the temp. data set
from one step to another
1.using disp=shr parameter
2.using disp=old parameter
3.using disp=(new, pass)
parameter
4. Not possible
84. Can you execute a proc from
another proc [ nested procs. ]
1.No,nested procedures is not possible
2.Yes,can go for nested procedures
3.only procedure can be called by
another procedure if the procedure is
cataloged
4. both B and C
85. How is the keyword DUMMY
interpreted by jcl
1.Is coded on the DD statement to
test the execution the program
without reading or writing to a
data set.
2.It is coded to omit the DD statements
3.It is coded to pass data to the
program
4. both B and C
86. How is normal data set passed
from one step to another
1. Using backward reference or
using disp=shr
2. No,data set cannot be passed from
one step to another
3. Only temporary data sets can be
passed from one step to another
4. None of the above
87. How do you access a file that had
a disposition keep
1.Indicates that the data set is to
be retained or keep in DASD
Volumes upon successful
execution of the job
2.used to share the datasets over
different steps
3.used to catalog the dataset
4. None of the above
c) Both REPRO and IMPORT
d) Neither REPRO nor IMPORT
92. If file is having space parm as
SPACE=(CYL,(10,10)) . So how much
cylinders totally it will take before
dataset filled till end?
a) 10
b) 150
c) 20
d)160
93. Difference between SYSOUT
and SYSPRINT

88. VSAM processing options could a) The SYSOUT parameter is used

be specified in to send the output which is
a) Catalog generated during job
b) Program control blocks execution.With the SYSPRINT DD
c) JCL statement you tell into which
d) None output queue you want the utility
e) All the above to place its messages and report.

89. Which of the following is/are b) The SYSPRINTparameter is used to

supported by COBOL? send the output which is generated
a) Skip-sequential processing during job execution.With the SYSOUT
b) RBA addressing DD statement you tell into which
c) Replacing existing record output queue you want the utility to
d) a and b place its messages and report.
e) a, b and c
c) SYSOUT is system input dataset can
f) a and c
be coded,SYSPRINT for JES MESSAGES
90. An alternate index itself is which are printed in this DD.
cluster type?
d)NONE
a) LDS
b) RRDS 94. Purpose of Export?
c) ESDS
a)copy the VSAM to another VSAM .
d) KSDS
e) None b)VSAM to Seq.

91. Which of the following requires a c)VSAM to RRDS

DELETE/DEFINE before the command d)VSAM to ESDS

can be used to restore an existing data
95. PROC:
set?
a) REPRO only // dd1 dd
b) IMPORT only DSN=henko.&country.n.&data..data(&
month)
Main JCL: 100. A: If a update set is used, and
modifications used will affect the AIX.
// step1 exec proc B: If AIX is opened, the base cluster
country=india,data=sales,month=jan will also be opened automatically.

What value will be assigned to the DSN A) A TRUE ,B TRUE B)A FALSE,B
in the above PROC? TRUE C)A TRUE,B FALSE
a)DSN=henko.indian.sales.data(ja
n) D)A FALSE ,B FALSE

B) 1.CHOOSE SOME VALID JOB NAME IN A JCL?

DSN=henko.country.sales.data(month)
A.//QYBGREEDS
B.//9C31245
C) DSN=henko.indian.salesdata(=jan)
C.//@1234
D.//W7
D) DSN=henko.india.sales.data(jan)

96. Choose the valid JES2 parameter

2.CHOOSE THE FOLLOWING OPTION WHICH IS NOT
in /*jobparm A KEYWORD PARAMETER IN JOB?
A.CLASS
a) Purge=none B.TYPERUN
C.PRTY
b)Sysprint=x D.MSGCLASS
c)Copies=59 3.CHOOSE THE DEFAULT VALUE FOR MSGLEVEL
PARAMETER IN JOB STATEMENT?
d)Linect=5 A.MSGLEVEL=(1,1)
B.MSGLEVEL=(0,1)
97. COND= (code,le) When will the C.MSGLEVEL=(2,0)
satement execute. D.MSGLEVEL=(1,2)
E.MSGLEVEL=(0,0)
a) If RC < CODE
4.//JOB123 JOB 'ARUN
b) If RC > CODE KUMAR','ACCT01',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=T
THE STATEMENT IS VALID T/F true
c) If RC = CODE
5.WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF PROCEDURES IN
d) If RC>= CODE JCL?instream n catalog

98. Cisize is 4096, rec1-

1000bytes,rec2 -1200 bytes, rec3
-1000bytes, rec4- 800 bytes. Now
inserting 1000 bytes rec. Wat will
happen?
a)CI Splits will occurs
b)CA splits will occurs
c)CI and CA Splits will occurs
6.WHAT IS THE PARAMETER IS USED TO OMIT THE
FIRST STEP OF A JOB?
A.RESTART= STEP NAME
B.RESTART=PROCSTEP NAME.STEP NAME
C.RESTART=PROCSTEP NAME.PROCSTEP NAME
D.NONE OF THESE.
7.MAXIMUM 255 DD STATEMENTS CAN BE CODED
IN A STEP.STATE T/F false

d)records will not inserted

8.HOW MANY DATASET CAN BE CONCATENATED
99. For changing the existing name IF MY DATASET IS-
of the cluster, which command is used.
PS -255
a)ALIAS PDS -16

b)ALTER 9.NAME THE UTILITY WHICH IS USED TO RENAME

A MEMBER OF A DATASET?
c)DEFINE

d)LISTCAT
10.____________IS THE STATEMENT HAS TO BE (2) RESTART FROM THE STEP NAME *
CODED IN JCL TO SPECIFY WHERE THE CATALOG
PROC IS. (3) RESTART FROM THE FIRST

A.JOBLIB (4) RESTART FROM (SYSIN DD *) STATEMENT

B.STEPLIB
C.JCLLIB 17.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING KEYWORDS
4.CATLIB SHOULD NOT BE SPECIFIED IN PROCEDURE
(1) JOBLIB
11. TWO JOBS ARE SUBMITTED WITH DIFFERENT
CLASS AND SAME PRIORITY,BUT THE JOBS WILL (2)STEPLIB
BE EXECUTED IN SAME ORDER?
(3)EXEC
TRUE/FALSE
(4)DD

12.WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF DD NAME

PARAMETER WITH A 2 PART STRUCTURE;
EXAMPLE AUDIT.REPORT?
(1) OVERRIDE THE AUDIT DD STATEMENT IN THE
REPORT STEP
18.IF THE KEY OF A KSDS RECORD BEGINS IN THE
SECOND FIELD(FIRST FIELD IS 25 BYTES
LONG).THE OFFSET IN THE KEYS PARAMETER IS:
(A) 24

(2) OVERRIDE THE REPORT DD STATEMENT IN (B) 25

THE AUDIT STEP
(C) 26
(3) CONCATENATE A DATASET ON TO A DD
STATEMENT IN A CALLED MODULE (D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.

(4) DELETE THE AUDIT DD STATEMENT IN THE 19.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REPRO SELECTION
REPORT. PARAMETERS CAN BE SPECIFIED FOR AN LDS?

13.IF A (+1) GENERATION DATASET IS CREATED IN (A) FROM KEY

THE FIRST STEP OF A JOB.HOW CAN IT BE
REFERENCED IN LATER STEPS OF THE SAME JOB (B) FROM ADDRESS
FOR INPUT?
(C) FROM NUMBER
(1) AS THE (0) GENERATION.
(D) SKIP
(2) AS THE (+1) GENERATION.
(E) NONE OF THE ABOVE
(3) AS THE (-1) GENERATION.

(4) WITHOUT THE GENERATION NUMBER. 20.WRITE THE SYNTAX FOR SORT CONTROL
STATEMENT?

14.WHAT PARAMETER DIRECTS THE OUTPUT OF

THE JOB LOG DATASET?

(1)JOBLOG 21.THERE ARE 10 RECORDS IN A VSAM FILE WRITE

THE SYNTAX TO COPY 4TH RECORD TO 8TH
(2) MSGCLASS RECORD?

(3) MSGLEVEL

(4) SYSLOG
22.WHAT IS MEANT BY SPANNED RECORDS?
15.COND=ONLY MEANS EXECUTE THIS STEP ONLY
IF THE PREVIOUS STEPS,TERMINATED
ABNORMALLY T/F
23.WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF RDF AND CIDF?
16.WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE GIVE RESTART = * IN
JOB STATEMENT

(1) JOB WILL BE ABENDED

24.ONE CONTROL AREA MUST CONTAIN ATLEAST
____2___ CONTROL INTERVALS?

25.HOW MANY EXTENTS WILL BE ALLOCATED

FOR VSAM DATASET ?123