JCL - Job Control Language Mainframe

0. What is the advatage of coding RECFM=F over RECFM=FB.

1. Why we use export-import over repro?

2. I have a main program in a pds i.e a.b.c and sub program is in a.b.d.the question is how would be

3. What is the function of DD DISP parameter? - JCL

(1) Tells the system what to do with the dataset following normal termination of the step

(2) Describes the status of the dataset

(3) Tells the system what to do with the dataset following abnormal termination of the step

(4) All of the above

4. How to by pass the step without cond parameter

5. What is the difference between BLKSIZE and LRECL?
6. How can be determined if date contained in the header of a file is date current date?

6. How will you call the return code of JCL ?

7. How is the record format of an output dataset specified?

(1) RECORG parameter

(2) STORCLAS parameter

(3) RECFM parameter

(4) None of the above

8. What is the purpose of DD * statement in JCL?

(1) Begins an input data prompt at the system console

9. Describe the JOB statement, its meaning, syntax and significant keywords.

10. What is a GDG? How is it referenced? How is it defined? What is a MODELDSCB?

11. What are the kinds of job control statements?

12. What is the meaning of keyword in JCL? What is its opposite?

13. Begins an in-stream dataset

(3) Marks the end of a command stream

(4) Includes all datasets within a naming pattern

14. A DD statement has 2 types of parameters. Name them ?

(1) Positional, Keyword

(2) Keyword, Control

(3) Dynamic, Static

(4) Named, Dynamic

15. What is the function of JOB statement in JCL ?

(1) Marks the end of a job

(2) Marks the beginning of an instream procedure

16. Marks the beginning of a job & assigns a name to the job

17. How can a job send a status message to a TSO user at the completion of a job ?

(1) STATUS

(2) NOTIFY

(3) ENDMSG

(4) USER

18. What is the function of a DD statement ?

(1) Identifies & describes a dataset

(2) Delimits a DO loop

(3) Marks the start of a declarative section

(4) Delimits the start of an inline include section

19. When output dataset space is required, what quantity categories are used ?

(1) Primary, Secondary, Directory

(2) Address, Units, CONTIG or ALS

(3) Displacement and length

(4) Megabytes, Kilobytes and Bytes