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Which control statement is used to indicate the utility that an editing operation is to be performed?
technology mainframe

  1. GENERATE

  2. MODIFY

  3. ALTER

  4. MEMBER

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Correct Option: A

Which is the utility that is used to convert data formats, rearrange input fields and change logical record length?

technology mainframe

  1. IEBDS

  2. IEHLIST

  3. IEHPROGM

  4. IEBGENER

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Correct Option: D

The datasets that are to be compared must satisfy which of the following conditions?
technology mainframe

  1. Both the datasets must have same block size

  2. Both the datasets must have same record length

  3. Both the datasets must have same block size and record length

  4. No condition is required

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Correct Option: B

Must tape dataset definitions include VOL=SER specifications?
technology mainframe

  1. Yes

  2. Only for Uncataloged datasets

  3. No

  4. Only for cataloged datasets

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Correct Option: B

Which control statement is used for reformatting the records that are sorted using SORT function?

technology mainframe

  1. SORTOUT

  2. OUTREC

  3. DFSORT

  4. AFTER

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Correct Option: B

If a(+1) generation dataset is created in the first step of a job, how can it be referenced in later steps of the same job for input?
technology mainframe

  1. As the (0) generation

  2. As the (+1) generation

  3. As the (-1) generation

  4. Without generation number

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Correct Option: B

DECLARE TABLE in DCLGEN is necessary.
technology mainframe

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

environments which can access DB2
technology mainframe

  1. TSO

  2. CICS

  3. IMS

  4. BATCH

  5. ALL THE ABOVE

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Correct Option: E

What is sqlcode -922...?
technology mainframe

  1. SELECT statement has resulted in retrieval of more than one row

  2. AUTHORIZATION FAILURE

  3. consistency tokens in the DBRM and the load module are different

  4. NONE OF THE ABOVE

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Correct Option: B

How many clustering indexes can be defined for a table..?

technology mainframe

  1. one

  2. two

  3. six

  4. four

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Correct Option: A