Multiple choice technology mainframe

Maximum number of partitioned datasets that can be concatenated

  1. 16

  2. 255

  3. 289

  4. 75
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Historically, IBM mainframe operating systems limited PDS (Partitioned Data Set) concatenations to a maximum of 16 datasets. Although modern z/OS environments support up to 255 extents and datasets in a concatenation, 16 remains the standard correct answer in legacy exams and textbooks.

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