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 (like EXEC, DD) must be preceded and followed by at least one blank for proper parsing. DD statements can appear after EXEC statements, OPERATION is coded starting at position 3, and coding beyond position 72 requires the continuation column (72) to be non-blank. Therefore option D is correct.

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