JCL Quiz QUestions

1. How to create temporary dataset?

DSN=&&TEMP

DSN=&&TEMPORARY

DSN=TEMP&&

DSN=TEMPORARY&&

2. Subparameters in MSGLEVEL are

(print,allocation)

(noprint,noallocation)

(noprint,allocation)

(print,noallocation)

3. What indicates end of procedure

END PROC

PEND

ENDP

/*

4. A time out error is indicated by which code?

S322

S0C4

SE37

S0C7

5. Duplicate records can be eliminated using which option

SUM FIELD=NONE

SUM FIELD=DUPREC

SUM FIELD=ALL

SUM FIELD=ANY,OMIT COND

6. Which of the following parameter is used to specify space in DD statement:

SPACE

AREA

REGION

STORAGE

7. What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset (response area)?

JOBLOG

MSGCLASS

MSGLEVEL

SYSLOG

8. If we have 2 jobs with PRTY=1 and PRTY=2 for jobs X and Y respectively, which one will get executed first?

X

Y

Both X and Y simultaneosly

Cant say

9. Files to be merged

Should be in ascending or descending order of same key

Should be in ascending order of same key

Need not be in sorted order

Must be sorted only in ascending order of the key

10. What is true about instream procedure?

Can be executed only within a jcl

Can be used by other jobs

Can be stored as a member in a separate library

All of the above

None of the above

11. //JOB JOB (AC1,ACC2),TRIAL,REGION=512,MSGCLASS=A,TIME=1440,NOTIFY=&SYSUID What is wrong?

Incorrect region

Incorrect time

Missing class

Statement is ok

12. What is the format of SORT statement in JCL?

(start position,length,Sequence,format)

(start position,end-position,sequence,format)

Start position,format,length,end-position)

(start position, length, format, sequence)

13. JES3 operator commands are entered using?

//*

/*

**

$$

14. DSCB is used

To specify PS file

To specify PO file

To specify the model for GDG version

To create a GDG base

15. Data control block (DCB)

Specifies the attributes of a dataset

Has record format and logical record length parameters

Has Block size and dataset organization parameters

None of the above

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16. Which is a valid Symbolic Parameter?

®ION

&ADDSPC

&TIME

None of the above

17. Which disposition is valid for an existing dataset?

MOD

OLD

NEW

SHR

Submit

18. Which of the following shows space abend:

SB37

SD37

SE37

None of the above

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19. Suppose your job have multiple steps, and the data set is temporary, you specify disp=(old,pass) in the last step, what happens:

The data set is used by the next job.

Data set is not deleted until the job abends

Job abends

Dataset gets deleted at the end of the job

20. What is the condition you will specify if you want a JOB step to NEVER get executed?

COND=(0,LT)

COND=(0,GE)

COND=(0,LE)

COND=(0,GT)

21. Which of the following gives the maximum time limit for a job/step:

TIMEVALUE=1440

TIME=1440

TIME(VALUE)=1440

TIME=MAXIMUM

22. Consider you have executed a job, what is the name of the file in which you see your job responses in the spool

JESYSMSG

SYSTEM

JESMSGLG

JESJCL

23. Along with AVGREC which of this should be given?

DISP

DCB

SPACE

UNIT

24. What is the system abend code when the memory is not sufficient?

S804

S80A

S322

S522

25. How is instream data handled in PROC?

Code SYSIN DD DUMMY in proc and override it in JCL

Code SYSIN DD DUMMY in JCL and override it in proc

Both A and B

Code SYSIN DD * in Proc

26. Which can contain identifier field?

DD *

DD DATA

DD DUMMY

None of the above

27. If the statement COND=(4,LT,only) is specified in a step

Executes when there is an abend

Executes when the condition is true

Executes when the condition is false

Executes the step depending on response from previous steps

28. Values are assigned to symbolic parameter by

SET statement

Passing them along with the EXEC statement

Assigning value in the PROC definition

None of the above

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29. In order to append records at the end of file, dataset must have the disposition of:

OLD

NEW

MOD

SHR

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30. How many ps you can concatenate in one DD statement?

255

1635

3273

Depends on default setting

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JCL Quiz Questions

1. How to create temporary dataset?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Subparameters in MSGLEVEL are

3. What indicates end of procedure

4. A time out error is indicated by which code?

5. Duplicate records can be eliminated using which option

6. Which of the following parameter is used to specify space in DD statement:

7. What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset (response area)?

8. If we have 2 jobs with PRTY=1 and PRTY=2 for jobs X and Y respectively, which one will get executed first?

9. Files to be merged

10. What is true about instream procedure?

11. //JOB JOB (AC1,ACC2),TRIAL,REGION=512,MSGCLASS=A,TIME=1440,NOTIFY=&SYSUID What is wrong?

12. What is the format of SORT statement in JCL?

13. JES3 operator commands are entered using?

14. DSCB is used

15. Data control block (DCB)

16. Which is a valid Symbolic Parameter?

17. Which disposition is valid for an existing dataset?

18. Which of the following shows space abend:

19. Suppose your job have multiple steps, and the data set is temporary, you specify disp=(old,pass) in the last step, what happens:

20. What is the condition you will specify if you want a JOB step to NEVER get executed?

21. Which of the following gives the maximum time limit for a job/step:

22. Consider you have executed a job, what is the name of the file in which you see your job responses in the spool

23. Along with AVGREC which of this should be given?

24. What is the system abend code when the memory is not sufficient?

25. How is instream data handled in PROC?

26. Which can contain identifier field?

27. If the statement COND=(4,LT,only) is specified in a step

28. Values are assigned to symbolic parameter by

29. In order to append records at the end of file, dataset must have the disposition of:

30. How many ps you can concatenate in one DD statement?