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A triggers B and C. C have requirements of D and E. What will happen if E completes.
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  1. Triggers A

  2. Triggers B

  3. Triggers C

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D

A triggers B and C. C have requirements of D and E. What will happen if A completes, D and E are active.
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  1. B and C are not triggered.

  2. B is active, C is not triggered.

  3. B is active, C is in REQ queue

  4. B and C in RDY queue.

  5. B and C in REQ queue

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Correct Option: C

B has a requirement of A with lead time of 2 hours. B was triggered at 8:00 AM and is active. What should be the minimum time at which A might have completed.
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  1. 6:00 AM

  2. 5:59 AM

  3. 6:01 AM

  4. Could be any time as the run time of A is not specified. Question needed additional information.

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Correct Option: D

B has a requirement of A with lead time of 2 hours. B was triggered at 8:00 AM and is active. What should be the minimum time at which A might have started.
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  1. 6:00 AM

  2. 5:59 AM

  3. 6:01 AM

  4. Could be any time as the run time of A is not specified. Question needed additional information.

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Correct Option: C

A triggers B and C. C have requirements of D and E. What will happen if A completes, D is complete and E in abend status.
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  1. B and C are not triggered.

  2. B is active, C is in REQ queue.

  3. B and C in REQ queue.

  4. B is active, C is in RDY queue.

  5. B and C in RDY queue.

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Correct Option: B

What is the prefix character for symbolic parameter ?
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  1. %

  2. &

  3. *

  4. @

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Correct Option: B

How can a job’s execution priority be modified ?
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  1. PRIQTY parameter

  2. PRTY parameter

  3. JOBCLASS parameter

  4. RUNTIME parameter

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Correct Option: B

What is the purpose of REGION key word ?

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  1. specifies the amount of space required by a step

  2. specifies the amount of space required by a job

  3. both of the above

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C

How can a stopped job be started again? - JCL

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  1. Through the RETURN parameter

  2. Through the STARTUP parameter

  3. Through the RESTART parameter

  4. Through the CHECKPNT keyword

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Correct Option: C

How can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?

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  1. Through the PARM keyword

  2. Through the VALUE parameter

  3. Through the PGM parameter

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A