Multiple choice technology mainframe

Which of the following is true:

  1. Under no circumstances must a DD statement precede an EXEC statement.

  2. The OPERATION JOB can be coded in position 4.

  3. An OPERATION can be coded beyond position 72, as long as it starts before position 72.

  4. A JCL OPERATION must be followed and preceded by at least one blank.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In JCL, the operation field (e.g., JOB, EXEC, DD) must be separated from the name field and parameter field by at least one blank. The other statements are false because DD statements must follow EXEC statements, and names cannot start in arbitrary columns.

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