JCL Quiz

What sort card you will use to copy the data from one dataset to another dataset?

• SORT FIELDS=COPY

• SORT FIELDS=MOVE

• SORT FIELDS=COPY(ALL)

• SORT FIELDS=MOVE(ALL)

What statement marks the end of an in-stream or Catalogued procedure?

• Stream

• Set

• Proc

• Pend

What is the maximum number of dataset entries which are possible within one GDG

• 120

• 255

• 250

• 160

How will you direct the data of the spool using SYSOUT option?

• SYSOUT=DISP

• SYSOUT=spool

• SYSOUT=*

• None of the above

_______ is the IBM system provided utility,used in the EXEC statement while creating PS or PDS file.

SCRATCH command removes all the previous generations once the LIMIT is reached within a GDG

• True

• False

Which STATUS parameter in DISP specifies that the data set already exists and other jobs can use the dataset concerned, simultaneously.Name the "exact" command.

SORT FIELDS = (33,7,CH,D)

In the above command, what does '33' represents?

(the above command is a part of a jcl program with a specified input dataset where sorting have to be done.)

• the position of the row from where the sort key begins

• the position of the column where the sort key ends

• the position of the column from where sort key begins

• None of the above

What will be the COND statement if step 2 needs to run for all return codes for STEP1 from 0 through 12

• cond = (12,LT,Step1)

• cond = (12,LT)

• cond = (12,NE,step2)

• none of the above

A JCLLIB statement is used to identify the private libraries used in the job. It can be used both with instream and cataloged procedures. State whether true or false?

• True

• False