Mock Test 2 Created On 05-6-2011

1. What DD statement is used to supply the name of a dataset ?

Name

Dsname

Label

File

2. What statement marks the beginning of an in-stream or cataloged procedure in JCL and assigns default values to parameters defined in the procedure

STREAM

SET

PROC

PEND

3. How can a stopped job be started again? - JCL

Through the RETURN parameter

Through the STARTUP parameter

Through the RESTART parameter

Through the CHECKPNT keyword

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

Disks

Megabytes

Cylinders, Tracks, Blocks

Bytes

5. What is the function of //JCLLIB statement?

Identifies the source of the JCL commands

Points to the system software library

Marks the beginning of the in-stream JCL

Identifies the libraries that the system will search for include groups or procedures named in EXEC statements

6. What is the format of comment statement ?

//

//*

/*

None of the above

7. In SMS datasets, what is the function of the 'DD MGMTCLAS' keyword?

Specify a management class for a new dataset

Lookup a storage profile from the class library

Begin a storage class definition block

Alters the default storage profile for the dataset

8. What is concatenating?

Overriding or adding procedures

Logically connecting input datasets

Overriding a called PROC dsname

All of the above

9. 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

10. How can the submitting user's RACF authority be overridden in a job stream?

Through the USER parameter

Through the USER and PASSWORD parameter

By notifying the console operation to override the authority

Through the RACF parameter

11. What parameter of the job statement is used to limit the CPU time consumed by the job?

RUNTIME

TIME

LIMIT

EXECMAX

12. Many JCL statements contain specific values designed to direct & control the execution of the statement. What are these fields called ?

Linkage Variables

Parameters

Control Libraries

Includes

13. DD statement consists of 4 fields. Name them :-

Name, DD, Space, Device

Format, Name, DD, Space

DD, parameter, device, format

Name, DD, parameter, comments

14. How can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?

Through the PARM keyword

Through the VALUE parameter

Through the PGM parameter

All of the above

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

LIMIT

OUTLIM

SIZE

MAX

16. What is the purpose of the 'DD KEYLEN' parameter?

Specify the length of a data set key in bytes

Override the key length of an SMS defined VSAM dataset

Override the key length specified in the dataset label

All of the above

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. In order to continue a job after a return code of 12 in step1, what the step2 EXEC statement include?

CONTINUE

COND = (12,NE)

COND = (12,GE)

COND = (12,EQ)

19. What statement can be used to send data to another MVS JES3 node ?

LINK

CONNECT

XMIT

SEND

20. Must tape dataset definitions include VOL=SER specifications?

Yes

No

Only for uncataloged datasets

Only for cataloged datasets