Job Control Language Created On 05/11/2011

20 Questions | By Manjunath1987 | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 83

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1.

For how long a job can be executed continuously in a mainframe
- A.
  
  248 days
- B.
  
  247days
- C.
  
  255days
- D.
  
  256 days
2.

Which parameter denotes exclusive control of the dataset
- A.
  
  DISP=OLD
- B.
  
  DISP=SHR
- C.
  
  DISP=MOD
- D.
  
  NONE
3.

What are the kinds of job control statements
- A.
  
  JOB
- B.
  
  EXEC
- C.
  
  DD
- D.
  
  ALL the above
4.

Can you code Instream data in procedure
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

How do you access a file that had a disposition of KEEP
- A.
  
  By volume serial Number
- B.
  
  Using Unit Number
- C.
  
  Using Catalog
- D.
  
  All the above
6.

Directory blocks are ________ Bytes each
- A.
  
  256
- B.
  
  3
- C.
  
  128
- D.
  
  32
7.

How do you skip a particular step in procedure or job
- A.
  
  COND
- B.
  
  SKIP
- C.
  
  IGNORE
- D.
  
  None of the above
8.

What are the types of procedures
- A.
  
  INSTREAM
- B.
  
  CATALOGED
- C.
  
  OUTSTREAM
- D.
  
  Both a and b
- E.
  
  Both a and c
9.

Dummy is a Keyword parameter
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

Concatenation has meaning only for sequential processing
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

* and DATA are positional parameter that follow DD Statement
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

What is the default time for time parameter if it is not coded on Exec statement.
- A.
  
  15 Min
- B.
  
  10 Min
- C.
  
  20 Min
- D.
  
  30 Min
13.

The Utility used to delete dataset, find databset, cataloged & uncataloged dataset
- A.
  
  IEBGENER
- B.
  
  IEBCOPY
- C.
  
  IEFBR14
- D.
  
  IEHLIST
14.

How many instream procedures can be coded in single job
- A.
  
  16
- B.
  
  15
- C.
  
  12
- D.
  
  32
15.

Maximum number of DD statements in a job
- A.
  
  3276
- B.
  
  3273
- C.
  
  3723
- D.
  
  3237
16.

MSG LEVEL = (1,1) means print
- A.
  
  All JCL statement will be printed including allocation message
- B.
  
  Print only JCL Statements
- C.
  
  Print only JOB statement
- D.
  
  None of the above
17.

Maximum number of steps in a JOB are
- A.
  
  255
- B.
  
  256
- C.
  
  16
- D.
  
  32
18.

Which is not a keyword parameter
- A.
  
  CLASS
- B.
  
  PGM
- C.
  
  MSGLEVEL
- D.
  
  PRTY
19.

IEFBR14 use to check the syntax of JCL without affecting any dataset
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

SCRATCH specifies entry of dataset should not physically deleted from the volume
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False