Mainframe Fun Flashcards
Which language is used to describe the input and output files and allocate space to the output files?
TSO
JCL
CICS
DB2
JCL
Which Programming language was designed in 1959 by CODASYL?
COBOL
JAVA
BASIC
FORTRAN
COBOL
What is the formula to calculate the number of bytes for Packed Decimal?
Add 2 and then divide by 3
Add 1 and then divide by 2
Add 1 and then divide by 2
Which programming language is user friendly, very English-like statements, and designed for for business use?
DOTNET
JAVA
PYTHON
COBOL
COBOL
ISPF is the menu for which Mainframe application?
CICS
DB2
IEBGENER
TSO
TSO
Which one of these is a programming language?
JCL
COBOL
DB2
CICS
COBOL
What is DASD on a mainframe?
Report
Cartridge
Memory
Storage device
Storage device
What is the SQL data retrieval command on DB2?
get
find
select
grab
select
Which application is used to communicate interactively with the business world using a TRANSID and uses a the TCP-IP Protocol?
Batch
CICS
JCL
TSO
CICS
In the mainframe world, what does PDS stand for?
Purpose Development System
Partition Data Set
Prominent Data Storage
Private Data Simulation
Partition Data Set
Which is the terminal emulator used on the IBM mainframe?
3200
3219
3270
3207
3270
Where will a person’s home address be stored?
CICS
JCL
DB2
COBOL
DB2
