Multiple choice technology mainframe

Image copy cannot be done for which of the below object?

  1. Database

  2. Tablespace

  3. Index

  4. View
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Image copies (backups) cannot be created for Views because Views are virtual tables - stored queries without physical data storage. Database, Tablespace, and Index are physical storage objects that can be backed up, while a View only exists as a definition.

AI explanation

A View has no physical storage of its own — it's just a stored query definition — so there is no data to image copy. The IMAGE COPY utility (in DB2 and similar systems) operates on objects that actually hold data pages: tablespaces and indexes, and can be run at the database level as a way to copy every tablespace it contains. Views, being purely virtual, are excluded from this utility, making 'View' the correct answer.

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