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WorksheetsTSO & ISPF – MCQ
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does TSO stand for in mainframe systems?
Terminal Service Option
Time Sharing Option
Task Scheduling Operator
Transaction System Operator
Which command is used to start a TSO session?
START
CONNECT
LOGON
SIGNON
Which TSO command is used to dynamically allocate datasets?
FREE
ALLOCATE
ATTRIB
LISTDS
Which command releases dynamically allocated datasets in TSO?
DELETE
REMOVE
FREE
CANCEL
Which command sends datasets or messages to another user?
SEND
TRANSMIT
RECEIVE
ISPF is mainly used for:
Batch job execution
System booting
Menu-driven user interaction
Hardware management
Which ISPF command displays the current panel name?
MSGID
PANELID
SCRNAME
PFSHOW
Which ISPF command recalls the last executed command?
RETP
RETF
RETRIEVE
CRETRIEV
Which command displays PF key definitions?
KEYLIST
KEYS
PFSHOW
SCRNAME
Which statement about TSO and ISPF is correct?
ISPF runs independently
TSO cannot run inside ISPF
ISPF commands run outside ISPF
TSO commands run inside ISPF
What does RFE stand for in TSO applications?
Remote File Editor
Review Front End
Resource File Environment
Runtime Front End
In the RFE main menu, which option is used to display the data set list?
O
T
D
X
In the DSLIST screen, what happens when the Command field is left blank and Enter is pressed?
A new dataset is allocated
The dataset list is displayed
The dataset is deleted
The screen exits to TSO
Which command is used to allocate a new dataset from the DSLIST screen?
CREATE
NEW
ALLOC
DEFINE
What does the Data Set Name Prefix represent?
Volume serial number
Dataset type
User's high-level qualifier
Dataset size
Which selection code is used to Edit a dataset in DSLIST?
B
V
E
What does the selection code B stand for in DSLIST?
Backup
Browse
Batch
Build
Which selection code is used to delete a dataset?
L
R
D
U
Which option in the RFE main menu is used to issue TSO commands?
D
O
T
X
What does the message RFE ENDED WITH RC=0 indicate?
Program ended with error
Program ended abnormally
Program ended successfully
Program is still running
Which command is used to search for a specific string in a dataset?
LOCATE
SEARCH
FIND
QUERY
What does the FIND ALL command do?
Finds first occurrence
Deletes matches
Displays all occurrences
Replaces all
Which command finds the next occurrence of a search string?
FIND NEXT
RFIND
AGAIN
CONTINUE
Sorting is performed based on?
Dataset name
Record key fields
Volume serial
User ID
Main benefit of sorting before batch processing?
Reduces size
Improves efficiency
Changes format
Removes invalid data
