Multiple choice technology mainframe

Indicate the correct answers about the OUTPUT statement?

  1. Multiple OUTPUT statements can be coded for 1 single job step.

  2. The OUTPUT statement can be used to control the authorisation of the submitting user,

  3. The OUTPUT statement at job level must be coded before the JOB statement.

  4. The OUTPUT statement can not override the MSGCLASS parameter on the JOB statement.
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A,D Correct answer
Explanation

OUTPUT statements control sysout data routing and can appear at job or step level. Option A is correct because multiple OUTPUT statements can be coded for a single step. Option D is correct because OUTPUT statements manage output routing, not job-level parameters like MSGCLASS. Options B and C are incorrect because OUTPUT statements don't control user authorization and must come after the JOB statement.

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