Multiple choice technology mainframe

What is this and how can it be executed?

  1. It's a JCL procedure and cannot be executed.

  2. It's a job and may be submitted with a SUBMIT command.

  3. It's a JCL procedure and can be executed with a submit command.

  4. It's a JCL procedure and must be invoked in a job with an EXEC statement.
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Explanation

The prompt asks 'What is this and how can it be executed?' where 'this' refers to a JCL procedure. JCL procedures (PROCs) cannot be submitted directly as standalone jobs via SUBMIT; they must be called and executed within a job stream using an EXEC statement.

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