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How is the record format of an output dataset specified?

technology mainframe

  1. RECORG parameter

  2. STORCLAS parameter

  3. RECFM parameter

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

What is the purpose of DD * statement?
technology mainframe

  1. Begins an input data prompt at the system console

  2. Begins an in-stream datase

  3. Marks the end of a command stream

  4. Includes all datasets within a naming pattern

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Correct Option: B

A DD statement has 2 types of parameters. Name them ?
technology mainframe

  1. Keyword, Control

  2. Positional, Keyword

  3. Dynamic, Static

  4. Named, Dynamic

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Correct Option: B

What is the function of JOB statement ?
technology mainframe

  1. Marks the end of a job

  2. Marks the beginning of an instream procedure

  3. Marks the beginning of a job & assigns a name to the job

  4. Assigns an execution priority to a job

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Correct Option: C

How can a job send a status message to a TSO user at the completion of a job ?
technology mainframe

  1. STATUS

  2. NOTIFY

  3. ENDMSG

  4. USER

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Correct Option: B

What is the function of a DD statement ?

technology mainframe

  1. Identifies & describes a datase

  2. Delimits a DO loop

  3. Marks the start of a declarative section

  4. Delimits the start of an inline include section

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Correct Option: A

When output dataset space is required, what quantity categories are used ?
technology mainframe

  1. Address, Units, CONTIG or ALS

  2. Displacement and length

  3. Primary, Secondary, Directory

  4. Megabytes, Kilobytes and Bytes

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Correct Option: C

What statement marks the beginning of a job step; assigns a name to the step; identifies the program or catalogued or in-stream procedure to be executed in the step ?
technology mainframe

  1. DD

  2. RUN

  3. EXEC

  4. SYSOUT

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Correct Option: C

How can unused space allocation be returned to the system when a dataset is closed ?
technology mainframe

  1. RETURN

  2. RLSE

  3. CONTIG

  4. TRK

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is correct?

technology mainframe

  1. Natural is a fourth generation language

  2. Natural is a third generation language

  3. Natural is a second generation language

  4. Natural is a first generation language

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Correct Option: A