Tag: mainframe

Sequentially with descending order of the key

Sequentially with ascending order of the key

Randomly with descending order of the key

Randomly with ascending order of the key

4094 Bytes

4096 Bytes

4095 Bytes

4092 Bytes

The key is 10 bytes long and starts in the 21st byte of the record

The key is 10 bytes long and starts in the 20th byte of the record.

The key is 20 bytes long and starts in the 10th byte of the record.

The key is 20 bytes long and starts in the 11th byte of the record

As a part of Listcat, used to calculate the recommended number of Index or Data buffers for a given operation, i.e., sequential, random, etc

To tell VSAM the parameters for Batch Update Function - Indexed (KSDS) or Batch Update Function - Data (ESDS) processing

To tell VSAM to use the default number of index and data component buffers

To allocate the number of index and data component buffers used

1 to 255

1 to 4096

1 to 510

1 to 4095

VSAM will return an error message to the program, because the file is out of space

It will be placed in a new CI by itself. This is a CI split.

Record 300 will be placed in the place where 400 was & Record 400 will be moved to a new CI

Either 2 or 3 depending on some contraints

EXPORT stores data in a compressed format. REPRO stores data uncompressed.

EXPORT and IMPORT are terms that are part of the REPRO command so there is actually no difference

EXPORT files contain the data and index portion of the data set. REPRO files contain only the data portion

EXPORT files contain all of the data set components, including attributes. REPRO files contain only the data

Job Cal Language

Job Control Language

Jobcal Control Language

None of the above

3

7

5

4

3,8

2,9

2,8

3,9