Multiple choice technology mainframe

What is true about Restart Call (XRST)?

  1. USED TO RESTART A PROGRAM AFTER ABNORMAL TERMINATION

  2. RESTART FROM SPECIFIC CHECKPOINT ID

  3. MUST BE THE FIRST CALL IN THE PROGRAM

  4. All of the above

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The XRST (Restart) call in CICS/IMS serves multiple purposes: it restarts a program after abnormal termination, allows restarting from a specific checkpoint ID for recovery, and must be the first call in the program to properly initialize the restart process. All three statements about XRST are true.