VSAM

1. Access method services provides a way of handling files with different format

True

False

2. In ESDS record is always added at the end of file

True

False

3. How to load data using IDCAMS utility for vsam files?

COPY

REPRO

UPLOAD

LOAD

4. VSAM AMS commands can be given from TSO panel?

True

False

5. VSAM file organization can be viewed by using which command?

INFO

LISTCAT

VIEW

LIST

6. What establishes logical link between AIX and base cluster?

INDEX

DATA

PATH

CONTROL INTERVAL

7. Default option for REUSE Parameter is NOREUSE.

True

False

8. VSAM catalog can contain non vsam dataset information

True

False

9. What is the default name for DATA file is no name is specified when declaring a KSDS cluster?

Base cluster suffixed with .DATA

Base cluster suffixed with .DAT

There is no default

Base cluster followed by a sequence number

10. How to fetch a record using alternate index?

Use the INDEX directly

Use the base cluster directly

Use the path

Do not build index

11. If a VSAM file is defined without a data component what will be the default?

GDGBASE.DATA

GDG.BASE

GDGBASE.INDEX

BASE.DEFAULT

12. If Data component of KSDS contain three control areas then number of sequence sets will be

1

2

3

6

13. Spanned records can be larger than CA size

True

False

14. When you create a variable length KSDS file how many entries you will see in dataset listing?

1

2

3

4

15. ERASE option will

Fill blank after deleting the cluster

Fill binary zeros after deleting the cluster

Remove the entry from VTOC

None of the above

16. In KSDS define, how to specify a key that is starting in column 25 and with size of 6 bytes?

(25, 6)

(6, 25)

(24, 6)

(6,24)

17. To delete the volume in a VSAM file, you will use

Alter volume

Remove volume

Modify volume

Delete volume

18. Which of the following is possible when a element is inserted in KSDS

It is inserted in appropriate freespace and then data is re-organized

CI Split occurs and half of the records are inserted in another free CI.

CA Split occurs and half of the CI is inserted in a new CA

None of the above

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1. Access method services provides a way of handling files with different format

2.

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2. In ESDS record is always added at the end of file

3. How to load data using IDCAMS utility for vsam files?

4. VSAM AMS commands can be given from TSO panel?

5. VSAM file organization can be viewed by using which command?

6. What establishes logical link between AIX and base cluster?

7. Default option for REUSE Parameter is NOREUSE.

8. VSAM catalog can contain non vsam dataset information

9. What is the default name for DATA file is no name is specified when declaring a KSDS cluster?

10. How to fetch a record using alternate index?

11. If a VSAM file is defined without a data component what will be the default?

12. If Data component of KSDS contain three control areas then number of sequence sets will be

13. Spanned records can be larger than CA size

14. When you create a variable length KSDS file how many entries you will see in dataset listing?

15. ERASE option will

16. In KSDS define, how to specify a key that is starting in column 25 and with size of 6 bytes?

17. To delete the volume in a VSAM file, you will use

18. Which of the following is possible when a element is inserted in KSDS