JAVA JCL Online Practice Test2

Thank you very much for taking test

Test your caliber

1. Many JCL statements contain specific values designed to direct and control the execution of the statement. What are these fields called?
Linkage Variables	Parameters
Control Libraries	Includes

2. When space is allocated for an output dataset, what units can be used?
Disks	Megabytes
Cylinders, Tracks, Blocks	Bytes

3. What is the format of comment statement?
//	//*
/*	None of the above

4. A DD statement consists of 4 fields. Name them?
Name, DD, Space, Device	Format, Name, DD, Space
DD, parameter, device, format	Name, DD, parameter, comments

5. What DD statement is used to supply the name of a dataset?
Name	Dsname
Label	File

6. What is the purpose of the DD KEYLEN parameter?
Specify the length of a data set key in bytes	Override the key length of an SMS defined VSAM dataset
Override the key length specified in the dataset label	All of the above

7. What is the function of the STEPLIB DD statement?
Identify a library to be searched for programs named in the EXEC statement	Identify a library containing executable job steps
Override the system step library within a job stream	All of the above

8. How can return codes be tested before execution of a job step?
Through the RC keyword	Through the CODE keyword
Through the COND keyword	Through the RETURNCD keyword

9. What is concatenating?
Overriding or adding procedures	Logically connecting input datasets
Overriding a called PROC dsname	All of the above

10. How can values be passed from the job stream to an executable program?
Through the PARM keyword	Through the VALUE parameter
Through the PGM parameter	All of the above

11. Must tape dataset definitions include VOL=SER specifications?
Yes	No
Only for uncataloged datasets	Only for cataloged datasets

12. What is the function of //JCLLIB statement?
Identifies the source of the JCL commands	Points to the system software library
Marks the beginning of the in-stream JCL	Identifies the libraries that the system will search for include groups or procedures named in EXEC statements

13. What parameter of the job statement is used to limit the CPU time consumed by the job?
RUNTIME	TIME
LIMIT	EXECMAX

14. What statement marks the beginning of an in-stream or cataloged procedure in JCL and assigns default values to parameters defined in the procedure?
STREAM	SET
PROC	PEND

15. How can a stopped job be started again?
Through the RETURN parameter	Through the STARTUP parameter
Through the RESTART parameter	Through the CHECKPNT keyword

16. In order to continue a job after a return code of 12 in step1, what the step2 EXEC statement include?
CONTINUE	COND = (12,NE)
COND = (12,GE)	COND = (12,EQ)

17. In SMS datasets, what is the function of the DD MGMTCLAS keyword?
Specify a management class for a new dataset	Lookup a storage profile from the class library
Begin a storage class definition block	Alters the default storage profile for the dataset

18. How can the submitting users RACF authority be overridden in a job stream?
Through the USER parameter	Through the USER and PASSWORD parameter
By notifying the console operation to override the authority	Through the RACF paramete

19. What parameters can be used to limit the number of records written to a SYSOUT dataset?
LIMIT	OUTLIM
SIZE	MAX

20. What statement can be used to send data to another MVS JES3 node?
LINK	CONNECT
XMIT	none