COM3310 Parameters

Question 1

DD Parameter - DSN=

Answer 1

The name of the data set

Question 2

DD Parameter - DISP=

Answer 2

Data set disposition (whether the data set needs to be created or already exists)

Question 3

DD Parameter - SPACE=

Answer 3

Amount fo disk storage requested for a new data set

Question 4

DD Parameter - SYSOUT=

Answer 4

Define a print location (and the output queue or data set)

Question 5

DD Parameter - VOL=SER=

Answer 5

Volume name, disk name or tape name

Question 6

DD Parameter - UNIT=

Answer 6

System disk, tape or special device type (local name)

Question 7

DD Parameter - DEST=

Answer 7

Routes output to a remote destination

Question 8

DD Parameter - DCB=LRECL=

Answer 8

Logical Record Length, which is the number of bytes/characters in each record

Question 9

DD Parameter - DCB=RECFM=

Answer 9

The record format, which can be fixed, blocked, variable, and so on

Question 10

DD Parameter - DCB=BLOCKSIZE=

Answer 10

Stores records in a block of this size, typically a multiple of LRECL. A value of 0 will let the system pick the best value.

Question 11

DD Parameter - DCB=DSORG=

Answer 11

This is the data set organisation, which can be sequential, partitioned, and so on

Question 12

DD Parameter - LABEL=

Answer 12

The tape label expected. A tape can store multiple data sets; each data set on the tape is in a file position. The first data set on tape is file 1.

Question 13

DD Parameter - DUMMY

Answer 13

Results in a null input

Question 14

DD Parameter - *

Answer 14

Input data or control statements follow. This Is a method of passing data to a program from the JCL stream.

Question 15

DD Parameter - *,DLM=

Answer 15

Everything following this statement is data input (even //) until the two alphanumeric or special characters specified are encountered in column 1

Question 16

JOB Parameter - REGION=

Answer 16

Requests specific memory resources to be allocated to the job

Question 17

JOB Parameter - NOTIFY=

Answer 17

Sends notification of job completion to a particular user, such as the submitter of the job

Question 18

JOB Parameter - USER=

Answer 18

Specifies that the job will assume the authority of the user ID specified

Question 19

JOB Parameter - TYPRUN=

Answer 19

Delays or holds the job from running. It will be released later.

Question 20

JOB Parameter - CLASS=

Answer 20

Directs a JCL statement to execute on a particular input queue

Question 21

JOB Parameter - MSGCLASS=

Answer 21

Directs job output to a particular output queue

Question 22

JOB Parameter - MSGLEVEL=

Answer 22

Controls the number of system messages to be received

Question 23

EXEC Parameter - PARM=

Answer 23

Parameteres known by and passed to the program

Question 24

EXEC Parameter - COND=

Answer 24

Boolean logic for controlling execution of other EXEC steps in this job.

Question 25

EXEC Parameter - TIME=

Answer 25

Imposes a time limit

Question 26

EXEC Parameter - PGM=

Answer 26

Executable Program Name

Question 27

JOB Statement:

Answer 27

JCL that identifies the job and the user who submits it

Question 28

EXEC Statement:

Answer 28

JCL that gives the name of a program to be executed

Question 29

DD Statement:

Answer 29

Specifies inputs and outputs for the program in the EXEC statement

Question 30

DD Parameter - DISP=NEW

Answer 30

Indicates that a new data set will be created

Question 31

DD Parameter - DISP=OLD

Answer 31

Indicates that the data set already exists and that this job will have exclusive access to it while it is running.

Question 32

DD Parameter - DISP=SHR

Answer 32

Indicates that the data set already exists and that several concurrent jobs can share access while they are running.

Question 33

DD Parameter - DISP=MOD

Answer 33

Indicates that the data set already exists and the current job must have exclusive access while it is running.

Question 34

DD Parameter - SPACE=(TRK,10)

Answer 34

Ten tracks with no secondary extents

Question 35

DD Parameter - SPACE=(TRK,(10,5))

Answer 35

Ten tracks for the primary, five tracks for each secondary extent

Question 36

DD Parameter - SPACE=(CYL,5)

Answer 36

Can use CYL (cylinders) instead of TRK

Question 37

DD Parameter - SPACE=(TRK,(10,5,8))

Answer 37

PDS with eight directory blocks

Question 38

DD Parameter - SPACE=(1000,(50000,10000))

Answer 38

Primary 50000 records @ 1000 bytes each