JCL&IBMT

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

Positional, Keyword

Keyword, Control

Dynamic, Static

Named, Dynamic

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

STATUS

NOTIFY

ENDMSG

USER

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

RECORG parameter

STORCLAS parameter

RECFM parameter

None of the above

4. What statement marks the end of an in-stream or Catalogued procedure ?

STREAM

SET

PROC

PEND

5. When space is allocated for an output dataset, what units can be used?

Disks

Megabytes

Cylinders, Tracks, Blocks

Bytes

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

Marks the end of a job

Marks the beginning of an instream procedure

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

Assigns an execution priority to a job

7. What is the format of comment statement ?

//

//*

/*

None of the above

8. How can a stopped job be started again?

Through the RETURN parameter

Through the STARTUP parameter

Through the RESTART parameter

Through the CHECKPNT keyword

9. How can an in-stream dataset be terminated?

//

//*

/*

None of the above

10. How can unused space allocation be returned to the system when a dataset is closed ?

RETURN

MIXING

CONTIG

RLSE

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

Begins an input data prompt at the system console

Begins an in-stream dataset

Marks the end of a command stream

Includes all datasets within a naming pattern

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

Primary, Secondary, Directory

Address, Units, CONTIG or ALS

Displacement and length

Megabytes, Kilobytes and Bytes

13. What is Abend code S806 U0000?

Data exception.

Memory violation.

Load module not found.

Duplicate dataset

14. What is the function of DD DISP parameter?

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

Describes the status of the dataset

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

All of the above

15. What is the prefix character for symbolic parameter ?

&&

&

@

$

16. What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset ?

JOBLOG

MSGCLASS

MSGLEVEL

SYSLOG

17. How can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?

Through the RC keyword

Through the CODE keyword

Through the COND keyword

Through the RETURNCD keyword

18. When you are dealing with variable length data set ie if RECFM=V then what will be the value of LRECL parameter?

Similar to RECFM=F option

LRECL option is not a mandatory

LRECL value is largest record in the file plus 4 bytes

LRECL value smaller record plus 4 bytes

19. If both the JOBCAT & STEPCAT statements are coded in a step, which will be executed?

JOBCAT

STEPCAT

The one coded first in the JCL stream

Both the statements will be executed in sequence

20. What is the function of the DD DCB keyword?

Begins the subparameters of the DCB

Begins the DASD control block

Marks the close of the DCB

Modifies the record type parameters

21. What is the maximum length of a single line of JCL dataset?

71 bytes

60 bytes

77 bytes

80 bytes

22. Sample Code //OUTFILE DD DSN=OUTFILE.TEST.DATA, // DISP=(NEW,KEEP,DELETE), // UNIT=SYSDA, // SPACE=(TRK,(15,7),RLSE), // DCB=(LRECL=120,BLKSIZE=1200,RECFM=FB) What is the maximum amount of space that can be allocated when the above dataset is created?

22 Tracks

50 Tracks

105 Tracks

120 Tracks

23. How many extents are possible for a sequential file and vsam file ?

123 and 16

15 and 123

122 and 15

16 and 123

24. Which of the following will satisfy the below listed criteria, in GDG creation. Criteria: - Limit is 255. - all the dataset will be uncatalogged when it exceeds the limit. - DSCB is not to be removed from the catalog.

//SYSIN DD * DEFINE GDG (LIMIT(255) SCRATCH NOEMPTY)

//SYSIN DD * DEFINE GDG (LIMIT(255) NOSCRATCH EMPTY)

//SYSIN DD * DEFINE GDG (LIMIT(255) NOSCRATCH NOEMPTY)

//SYSIN DD * DEFINE GDG (LIMIT(MAX) NOSCRATCH EMPTY)

25. What parameters can be used to limit the number of records written to a SYSOUT dataset ?

LIMIT

OUTLIM

SIZE

MAX

26. . 000100 //TCHN400# JOB A12,EXE1,NOTIFY=&SYSUID 000200 //PROC1 PROC 000300 //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 000400 //DD1 DD DSN=TCHN400.TEST.ABC,DISP=(MOD,CATLG,DELETE), 000500 // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),DCB=(LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,RECFM=FB) 000510 //STEP2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 000520 //DD2 DD DSN=TCHN400.TEST.DEF,DISP=(MOD,CATLG,DELETE), 000530 // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),DCB=(LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,RECFM=FB) 000600 // PEND 000700 //STEPP1 EXEC PROC=PROC1,COND.STEP2=(4,GT) 000900 // From The Above Code Consider That Step1 Is Successful (Step1 Rc Is Zero) If I Want To By Pass Step2 In Proc1 Then What I Should Code While Calling The Procedure

STEP1.COND=(4,GT)

STEP2.COND=(4, EQ)

COND.STEP2=(4,GT)

DD2.STEP2.COND=(4,GT)

27. //TCHN400g JOB A12,EXE1,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,RESTART= ? //PRO1 PROC //STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DD1 DD DSN=TCHN400.ABC.PS1,DISP=(MOD,CATLG,DELETE), // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),DCB=(LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,RECFM=FB) //STEP2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DD2 DD DSN=TCHN400.ABC.PS2,DISP=(MOD,CATLG,DELETE), // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),DCB=(LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,RECFM=FB) // PEND //STEPP1 EXEC PRO1 //STEP3 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //DD3 DD DSN=*.STEPP1.STEP2.DD2,DISP=(MOD,CATLG,DELETE), // SPACE=(TRK,(1,1)),DCB=(LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,RECFM=FB) // CONSIDER THE ABOVE JCL, INORDER TO RESTART JOB FROM 'STEP2' WHAT I SHOULD CODE IN RESTART PARAMETER ?

STEPP1.STEP2

STEP2.STEPP1

STEP2

STEPP1

28. COND= (code, ge) When will the statement execute.

If RC < CODE

If RC > CODE

If RC = CODE

If RC>= CODE

29. 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?(select 3 options)

COND=(4096,GE)

COND=(0,NE)

COND=(0,GT)

COND=(4095,LT)

COND=EVEN

Submit

30. What is the function of the STEPLIB DD statement?

Identify a library to be searched for programs named in the EXEC statement

Identify a library containing executable job steps

Override the system step library within a job stream

All of the above

JCL&ibmt

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

2.

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

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

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

4. What statement marks the end of an in-stream or Catalogued procedure ?

5. When space is allocated for an output dataset, what units can be used?

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

7. What is the format of comment statement ?

8. How can a stopped job be started again?

9. How can an in-stream dataset be terminated?

10. How can unused space allocation be returned to the system when a dataset is closed ?

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

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

13. What is Abend code S806 U0000?

14. What is the function of DD DISP parameter?

15. What is the prefix character for symbolic parameter ?

16. What parameter directs the output of the job log dataset ?

17. How can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?

18. When you are dealing with variable length data set ie if RECFM=V then what will be the value of LRECL parameter?

19. If both the JOBCAT & STEPCAT statements are coded in a step, which will be executed?

20. What is the function of the DD DCB keyword?

21. What is the maximum length of a single line of JCL dataset?

22. Sample Code //OUTFILE DD DSN=OUTFILE.TEST.DATA, // DISP=(NEW,KEEP,DELETE), // UNIT=SYSDA, // SPACE=(TRK,(15,7),RLSE), // DCB=(LRECL=120,BLKSIZE=1200,RECFM=FB) What is the maximum amount of space that can be allocated when the above dataset is created?

23. How many extents are possible for a sequential file and vsam file ?

24. Which of the following will satisfy the below listed criteria, in GDG creation. Criteria: - Limit is 255. - all the dataset will be uncatalogged when it exceeds the limit. - DSCB is not to be removed from the catalog.

25. What parameters can be used to limit the number of records written to a SYSOUT dataset ?

28. COND= (code, ge) When will the statement execute.

29. 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?(select 3 options)

30. What is the function of the STEPLIB DD statement?