Multiple choice technology mainframe

What is the use of JOB CARD?

  1. To initiate the EXEC statement

  2. To identify job and tell MVS about the type an priority of Job.

  3. Strictly for identifying the job.

  4. None of the above.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The JOB card (JOB statement) serves two key purposes: it identifies the job with a unique name, and it tells the MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) operating system about the job's characteristics including type, priority, accounting info, and resource requirements. It's not just for identification - it conveys execution parameters to the system.

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