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Any sentence or entry that requires more than one line, must be continued in:
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  1. Area B of the next line

  2. columns 8 through 11 of the next line

  3. Area A of the next line

  4. columns 12 through 72 of the next line

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Correct Option: A,D

We Can browse or edit the GDG dataset if it is a tape entry.
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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

What are the conditions for concatenating DD Statements?
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  1. Dataset must be of same type (Disk or tape)

  2. Should not be a partioned dataset

  3. The dataset with the largest Block SIze must be listed first

  4. Record lenght of all the dataset should be the same

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Correct Option: A,C

What are some of the rules involved in overriding parameters on the EXEC statements in a procedure
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  1. A PGM parameter can be overriden

  2. If a parameter, which does not exist, is coded on the EXEC statement, the parameter will be added

  3. The parameter for each step need to be coded in the same order as they appear on the procedure EXEC statement

  4. All parameters for each step must be coded in order.

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Correct Option: B,D

Select the statements form the below list, which are not true for overriding concatenated DD statements in PROC.
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  1. The overriding DD statement need not be in a same order as the concatenated DD staements.

  2. To override only last DD statement in a concatenation, code only one overriding statement

  3. to leave a concatenated staetement unchanged, code its corresponding DD statement with a blank operand field

  4. Code a DDname against all the overiding DD statements.

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Correct Option: A,B,D

Select the JCL statements that are not allowed in procs.
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  1. Delimiter (/*)

  2. NULL statement (//)

  3. JOBLIB

  4. STEPLIB

  5. DD *

  6. PARM

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Correct Option: A,B,C,E

'DD STATEMENT MISSING' message will normally result in JOB Abend.
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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

In a COBOL source code the column range 8-11 indicates
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  1. Sequence Number Area

  2. Indicator Area

  3. Area A

  4. Area B

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Correct Option: C

How do I get contents of variables A, B displayed on the same output line using 2 DISPLAY statements
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  1. DISPLAY A,DISPLAY B

  2. DISPLAY A DISPLAY B

  3. DISPLAY A DISPLAY B WITH NO ADVANCING

  4. DISPLAY A WITH NO ADVANCING DISPLAY B

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Correct Option: D

In the statement given below,control is transferred to Which Para when value of X is 2 GOTO A,B,C,D DEPENDING ON X

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  1. PARA A

  2. PARA B

  3. PARA C

  4. PARA D

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Correct Option: B