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  • 1. 

     What is Spool?

    • A.

      A. SIMULTANEOUS PERIPHERAL ON-LINE OPERATIONS

    • B.

      B. SIMULTANEOUS PERIPHERAL OUTPUT ON-LINE

    • C.

      C. SIMULTANEOUS PERIPHERAL OPERATIONS ON-LINE

    • D.

      D. NONE OF THE ABOVE.

    Correct Answer
    C. C. SIMULTANEOUS PERIPHERAL OPERATIONS ON-LINE
  • 2. 

     Which one of the following has a significant role to play in deciding the maximum CPU time for JOB?

    • A.

      A. Spool

    • B.

      B. Class in which the JOB is Submitted

    • C.

      C. Queue in which the JOB is submitted

    • D.

      D. All of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. B. Class in which the JOB is Submitted
  • 3. 

      How to set the line count in SuperCE  utility ?

    • A.

      A. LNCT 66

    • B.

      B. LINECNT 77

    • C.

      C. LNT 100

    • D.

      D. LNECT 77

    Correct Answer
    A. A. LNCT 66
  • 4. 

     The command “ F WORD RAMAN .start  .end ”  will  

    • A.

      A. Find RAMAN in the range of columns wherever it finds RAMAN

    • B.

      B. Find all the RAMAN

    • C.

      C. Find RAMAN as a word only in column between the range

    • D.

      D. Not a valid command

    Correct Answer
    C. C. Find RAMAN as a word only in column between the range
  • 5. 

     To print a Spool dataset to a PS or to a Member of a PDS we use:

    • A.

      A. XCD

    • B.

      B. XDC

    • C.

      C. XC

    • D.

      D. X ALL

    Correct Answer
    B. B. XDC
  • 6. 

     Consider the following for TSO/ISPF  ver 5.8. You are in a edit session, and you select the data set     choice from the utilities pull down on the edit panel action bar – which of the following happens ?

    • A.

      A. ISPF ends your edit session and will not allow you to go to the Dataset utility panel.

    • B.

      B. ISPF ends your edit session before taking you to the Dataset utility panel.

    • C.

      C. ISPF suspend your edit session and wait for user action.

    • D.

      D. ISPF suspend your edit session and display the Dataset utility.

    Correct Answer
    D. D. ISPF suspend your edit session and display the Dataset utility.
  • 7. 

    _________ is a subsystem that lets terminal users invoke MVS facilities        interactively.

    • A.

      A. TSO

    • B.

      B. CICS

    • C.

      C. ISPF

    • D.

      D. ESC

    Correct Answer
    A. A. TSO
  • 8. 

     In option 3.1, if you give a PDS name and  hit enter. What will happen?

    • A.

      A. It will ask for enter a field

    • B.

      B. It will give VTOC information of that PDS

    • C.

      C. It will display all the member list

    • D.

      D. None of the above

    Correct Answer
    C. C. It will display all the member list
  • 9. 

     Which of the following are invalid dataset names?

    • A.

      A. TRAINING.DOCUMENTATION.FILE

    • B.

      B. TRAINING.DOCS.YEAR1997

    • C.

      C. TRAINING.DOCS.1997

    • D.

      D. TRAINING.DOCS.AUG.YEAR1997

    • E.

      E. TRAINING.

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A. TRAINING.DOCUMENTATION.FILE
    C. C. TRAINING.DOCS.1997
    E. E. TRAINING.
  • 10. 

     Which of the following prefix codes are generated in output listing for word comparisons only in SuperC?  (Choose 3 options)

    • A.

      A. Insert Compose - IC

    • B.

      B. Reformat Old - RO

    • C.

      C. Reformat New – RN

    • D.

      D. Match compare – MC

    • E.

      E. Delete Compose - DC

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A. Insert Compose - IC
    D. D. Match compare – MC
    E. E. Delete Compose - DC
  • 11. 

     Consider  the following options in an edit session. 1.      Exclude the first non-excluded lines that immediately preceeds the cursor position and that contains the letters    ELSE. 2.      Cursor must be positioned a head of the lines labled  .E  and  .S 3.      The letters must occur on or between lines labeled .E  and .S and they must be standalone characters (not part of any other word) 4.      The letters must exist with columns 1 and 5. Which of the above is correct ?

    • A.

      A. Command: EXCLUDE ELSE .E .S PREV WORD 1 5

    • B.

      B. Command: EXCLUDE ELSE .E .S FIRST WORD 1 5

    • C.

      C. Command: EXCLUDE ELSE .E .S LAST WORD 1 5

    • D.

      D. Command: EXCLUDE ELSE .E .S NEXT WORD 1 5

    Correct Answer
    D. D. Command: EXCLUDE ELSE .E .S NEXT WORD 1 5
  • 12. 

     What is the command to toggle the line number status on a dataset? 

    • A.

      A. NUM

    • B.

      B. TOGGLE

    • C.

      C. TOGGLE LINENUM

    • D.

      D. TOGGLE NUMBER

    Correct Answer
    A. A. NUM
  • 13. 

     When members in PDS are created by just copying from other datasets, the member list statistics for that member would be blank, the option to update the statistics is

    • A.

      A. Option – 3.Edit statistics

    • B.

      B. Utilities-5.Reset statistics

    • C.

      C. Menu -2.Reset statistics

    • D.

      D. Functions- 5.Edit statistics

    Correct Answer
    B. B. Utilities-5.Reset statistics
  • 14. 

     VTAM stands for:

    • A.

      Virtual Telecommunication access method

    • B.

      Visual Telecommunication access method

    • C.

      Virtual Technology access method

    • D.

      Visual Technology access method

    Correct Answer
    A. Virtual Telecommunication access method
  • 15. 

     The command FIND P’@’ and FIND  P’>’ will:

    • A.

      A. Will find alphabets and numeric items

    • B.

      B. Will find special characters and lowercase alphabets

    • C.

      C. Will find special characters and uppercase alphabets

    • D.

      D. Will find alphabets and uppercase alphabets

    Correct Answer
    D. D. Will find alphabets and uppercase alphabets
  • 16. 

     The program to execute the TSO commands in batch is:

    • A.

      A. IKGEFT01

    • B.

      B. IJKEFT01

    • C.

      C. IEPTSPRT

    • D.

      D. IKJEFT01

    Correct Answer
    D. D. IKJEFT01
  • 17. 

     Which one of the following commands will reset in the Edit screen, if some line commands, cols scale and all other garbage values to clear off:

    • A.

      A. LINE

    • B.

      B. FLAG

    • C.

      C. RECOMMAND

    • D.

      D. RESET

    • E.

      E. RESTORE

    Correct Answer
    D. D. RESET
  • 18. 

     CMPCOLM 25:75 is to:

    • A.

      A. Compare 25 and 75 columns

    • B.

      B. Compare 25 th column up to 75 lines

    • C.

      C. Compare 25 through 75 columns

    • D.

      D. None

    Correct Answer
    C. C. Compare 25 through 75 columns
  • 19. 

     Why a production ABEND can’t be traced in the TEST region, because

    • A.

      A. Production support technician will not have the access to TEST region

    • B.

      B. TEST region may not be available at all times

    • C.

      C. The system configuration is not the same as Production

    • D.

      D. The data is only representation and will not be exactly making the production data

    Correct Answer
    B. B. TEST region may not be available at all times
  • 20. 

     What do you mean by .ZF and .ZL ?

    • A.

      A. They are named labels in a edit screen

    • B.

      B. They are the range between first line and last line

    • C.

      C. Not a valid parameters

    • D.

      D. They are range of columns

    Correct Answer
    B. B. They are the range between first line and last line
  • 21. 

     In which edit mode  is it possible to modify a content of a document without the risk of automatically saving the changes?

    • A.

      A. Browse

    • B.

      B. View

    • C.

      C. Edit

    • D.

      D. All of these

    Correct Answer
    B. B. View
  • 22. 

     Which of the following is not true about Emulators?

    • A.

      A. Emulator convert PC Data from ASCII to EBDIC and send to mainframe

    • B.

      B. Emulator convert PC data from EBCDIAC to ASCII and send it to mainframes

    • C.

      C. Emulators are of the terminate and stay resident type program

    • D.

      D. Emulator allows remote PCs to communicate with mainframes

    Correct Answer
    B. B. Emulator convert PC data from EBCDIAC to ASCII and send it to mainframes
  • 23. 

     What is the format of version number that gets tagged to each dataset?

    • A.

      A. VVVMMM

    • B.

      B. VV.MM

    • C.

      C. VMVM

    • D.

      D. VVMM

    Correct Answer
    B. B. VV.MM
  • 24. 

     Which of the following can possibly happen during the MVS recovery process? Choose 3

    • A.

      A. It uses system supplied tools to recover the operating system to a normal state

    • B.

      B. It requires recovery of data in DASD

    • C.

      C. It identifies the hardware units that need to be replaced

    • D.

      D. It requires re-installation of the MVS OS

    • E.

      E. It follows a set of procedures to be executed in case the MVS OS crashes

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A. It uses system supplied tools to recover the operating system to a normal state
    B. B. It requires recovery of data in DASD
    E. E. It follows a set of procedures to be executed in case the MVS OS crashes
  • 25. 

     During comparison of 2 files, the command CMPCOLM 1:25 51:75 means:

    • A.

      A. compare the columns1,25,51 and 75 only

    • B.

      B. compare the columns except 1:25 and 51:75

    • C.

      C. compare the columns from 1 for 25 chars and from 51 for 75 chars

    • D.

      D. compare columns 1 to 25 and 51 to 75

    Correct Answer
    D. D. compare columns 1 to 25 and 51 to 75
  • 26. 

     A PS file can be compressed ?

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 27. 

     All the activities of the user in a Session are stored in:

    • A.

      A. LIST DATASET

    • B.

      B. LOGS

    • C.

      C. LOG DATASET

    • D.

      D. NONE

    Correct Answer
    C. C. LOG DATASET
  • 28. 

     Which is not possible in SuperC utility ?

    • A.

      A. Compare 2 PS files

    • B.

      B. Compare 2 PDS files

    • C.

      C. Compare 2 MEMBERS OF PDS files

    • D.

      D. Compare 2 VSAM ESDS files

    Correct Answer
    D. D. Compare 2 VSAM ESDS files
  • 29. 

     To display the our id?

    • A.

      A. tso display id

    • B.

      B. tso display

    • C.

      C. tso show id

    • D.

      D. tso who

    Correct Answer
    D. D. tso who
  • 30. 

     The size of the basic OS in mainframe ?

    • A.

      A. 14GB

    • B.

      B. 40GB

    • C.

      C. 40MB

    • D.

      D. 512MB

    Correct Answer
    A. A. 14GB
  • 31. 

     What the Command  “C ALL P’=’   ‘   ‘   73 80”  will do ?

    • A.

      A. It will delete all character ‘=’ in between 73 to 80

    • B.

      B. It will change all the numeric digits in column 73 to 80 to spaces

    • C.

      C. It will change all the characters in column 73 to 80 to spaces

    • D.

      D. It’s not a valid command

    Correct Answer
    C. C. It will change all the characters in column 73 to 80 to spaces
  • 32. 

     In 3.3 move/copy panel ____ option used to copy and print ds

    • A.

      A. c & then press p in copy ds editor panel

    • B.

      B. c&p

    • C.

      C. cp

    • D.

      D. c

    Correct Answer
    C. C. cp
  • 33. 

     Which PF keys are cyclic in nature in 3.4 panel ?

    • A.

      A. PF10

    • B.

      B. PF9

    • C.

      C. PF11

    • D.

      D. PF9 & PF10

    • E.

      E. PF10 & PF11

    Correct Answer
    E. E. PF10 & PF11
  • 34. 

     What all options are NOT available in scroll?

    • A.

      A. LINE

    • B.

      B. CSR

    • C.

      C. nnn

    • D.

      D. HALF

    • E.

      E. FULL

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A. LINE
    E. E. FULL
  • 35. 

     While trying to open any member in PDS, we sometimes come across "member in use" message. In dat situation ,if u want to knw who is using your member, THEN

    • A.

      A. PRESS ESC

    • B.

      B. PRESS F1 TWICE

    • C.

      C. PRESS F9 TWICE

    • D.

      D. PRESS F5 TWICE

    Correct Answer
    B. B. PRESS F1 TWICE
  • 36. 

     What are the Advantages of TSO/ISPF?

    • A.

      A. It supports multiple concurrent users to use the System

    • B.

      B. Less resource can be shared between many users

    • C.

      C. It can be used in many Platforms such as Unix, Windows etc

    • D.

      D. ALL THE ABOVE

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A. It supports multiple concurrent users to use the System
    B. B. Less resource can be shared between many users
  • 37. 

     WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SDSF MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED WHEN A NUMBER OF OCCURANCES OF A  CHARACTERS  STRING HAS BEEN FOUND IN RESPONSE TO A FIND ALL COMAND ON THE ODS PANEL?

    • A.

      A. NUMBER CHARS ‘STRING’

    • B.

      B. CHARS ‘STRING’

    • C.

      C. NUMBER CHARS

    • D.

      D. CHARS ‘STRING’ FOUND

    Correct Answer
    A. A. NUMBER CHARS ‘STRING’
  • 38. 

      WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED TO SAVE IN VIEW MODE ?

    • A.

      A. SAVE IN VIEW MODE IS NOT POSSIBLE

    • B.

      B. USE REPLACE COMMAND AND SAVE WITH THE SAME NAME

    • C.

      C. USE BLOCK COMMAND CC & CC AND SAVE OPTION

    • D.

      D. USE CUT AND PASTE

    Correct Answer
    B. B. USE REPLACE COMMAND AND SAVE WITH THE SAME NAME
  • 39. 

     WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAN BE CONSIDERED AS A WEAKNESS OF MF?

    • A.

      A. Low security

    • B.

      B. Poor recovery procedure

    • C.

      C. Large downtime

    • D.

      D. Not rugged

    • E.

      E. None of these

    Correct Answer
    E. E. None of these
  • 40. 

     The FKA command allows the user to

    • A.

      A. DEFINE NEW FUNCTION KEYS

    • B.

      B. CONTROL THE DISPLAY OF THE LIST OF FUNCTION KEYS.

    • C.

      C. DEACTIVATE THE FUNCTION KEYS

    • D.

      D. EXIT A SCREEN BY SAVING THE MODIFICATIONS

    Correct Answer
    B. B. CONTROL THE DISPLAY OF THE LIST OF FUNCTION KEYS.
  • 41. 

    How can you make sure that every key press of F8 scrolls the screen by 10 lines?

    • A.

      A. ENTER THE COMMAND SET PAGEDOWN 10.

    • B.

      B. CHANGE ON THE SCREEN THE ZONE NAMED SCROLL BY PLACING THE VALUE 10 THERE.

    • C.

      C. THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE

    • D.

      D. ENTER THE COMMAND PAGEDOWN , AND THEN ENTER 10.

    Correct Answer
    B. B. CHANGE ON THE SCREEN THE ZONE NAMED SCROLL BY PLACING THE VALUE 10 THERE.
  • 42. 

     The transfer of data between cpu and I/O devices is controlled by separate processors called

    • A.

      A. Mainframe channels

    • B.

      B. Control units

    • C.

      C. Bus & tag

    • D.

      D. Sub Channels

    Correct Answer
    A. A. Mainframe channels
  • 43. 

     Which of the following are major components of ISPF. Check multiple options

    • A.

      A. PDF

    • B.

      B. Control manager

    • C.

      C. Assembler of code

    • D.

      D. Software configuration library manager

    • E.

      E. Dialogue manager

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. A. PDF
    D. D. Software configuration library manager
    E. E. Dialogue manager
  • 44. 

     UNDO COMMAND CAN WORK ONLY WHEN ?

    • A.

      A. Recovery is turned off

    • B.

      B. Recovery is turned on

    • C.

      C. UNDO ON

    • D.

      D. AUTO SAVE is ON

    Correct Answer
    B. B. Recovery is turned on
  • 45. 

     SRCHFORC 'xyz' -- Command is

    • A.

      Wrong

    • B.

      Right

    Correct Answer
    A. Wrong
  • 46. 

     Secondary extent is allocated when the dataset is allocated?

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 47. 

     Give the command that allows to quit this screen without saving any possible changes

    • A.

      A. EXIT

    • B.

      B. CANCEL

    • C.

      C. EXIT NOSAVE

    • D.

      D. EXIT WITH CANCEL

    Correct Answer
    B. B. CANCEL
  • 48. 

     What is the name of the IBM utility that will list all of the dd and dataset names allocated to my TSO session?

    • A.

      A. TSO DDNISR

    • B.

      B. TSO ISRDDN

    • C.

      C. TSO LISTDN

    • D.

      D. LIST TSODDN

    Correct Answer
    B. B. TSO ISRDDN
  • 49. 

     WPASCAL used to

    • A.

      A. Wrap the members of a PDS dataset

    • B.

      B. Foreground execution of a job

    • C.

      C. Scale the members a PDS dataset

    • D.

      D. Background execution of a job

    Correct Answer
    B. B. Foreground execution of a job
  • 50. 

     The Command '(' does --

    • A.

      A. Shift Column to RIGHT

    • B.

      B. Inserts '(' in a line

    • C.

      C. Removes all '(' from a line

    • D.

      D. Shift Column to LEFT

    Correct Answer
    D. D. Shift Column to LEFT

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