Multiple choice technology mainframe

Fill in the blank: IEBCOMPR _________ records in sequential or partitioned data sets

  1. creates

  2. compares

  3. copies

  4. none of the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

IEBCOMPR is an IBM utility that COMPARES records in sequential or partitioned datasets. The name 'COMPR' stands for compare. It performs bitwise comparisons of records and reports differences. It does not create or copy records (those functions are handled by other utilities like IEBCOPY).