1. What are the different types of VSAM files available?
2. What is purpose of VSAM?
3. What is the maximum record length for the VSAM dataset?
4. What is File Status in VSAM?
5. What is VSAM?
6. What are the advantages of VSAM?
7. What are the disadvantages of VSAM?
8. What is an alternate index and path?
9. Is a delete operation possible in an ESDS? B, is rewrite operation possible in ESDS?
10. What is the difference between LDS and ESDS?
11. How to delete a member using JCL?
12. What is IDCAMS? and what is the purpose of it?
13. What are the optional parameters to the input dataset While loading the empty cluster with the data records?
14. What does the KEYRANGES parameter in Define Cluster commends do?
15. Describe SHAREOPTIONS parameter (SHR) in Define Cluster command?
16. What is RECOVERY and SPEED parameters in DEFINE CLUSTER command?
17. Is it slower if you access a record through ALT INDEX as compared to Primary INDEX?
18. How many ALternate Indexes you can have on a dataset?
19. On which dataset You can have ALT INDEX?
20. What is the meaning of VSAM RETURN-CODE 28?
21. How do you fix the problem associated with VSAM out of space condition?
22. During processing of a VSAM file, some system error occurs and it is subsequently unusable What do you do?
23. Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the current
24. How are different versions of GDG named?
25. How do you define a GDG?
26. What is the difference between sequential files and ESDS files?
27. How do you calculate record size of an alternate cluster? Give your values for both unique and nonunique?
28. How do you load a VSAM data set with records?
29. Do all versions of the GDG have to be of the same record length?
30. Suppose 3 generations of a GDG exist. How would you reference the 1st generation in the JCL?
31. What more info you should give in the DD statement while defining the next generation of a GDG?
32. Assuming that the DEFINE JCL is not available, how do you get info about a VSAM files organisation?
33. Using Alternate Indexes in CICS program?
34. Using Alternate Indexes in Batch program?
35. What is a LDS (Linear Data Set) and what is it used for?
36. What is the meaning of the DEFINE MODEL parameter?
37. What are the three levels of definition for the VSAM DEFINE?
38. What is the utility program closely associated with VSAM?
39. What is the VSAM-code field?
40. What is the meaning of dynamic processing?
41. Under IDCAMS, multiple functions can be executed, each of which returns a condition code. What will be the condition code returned to the operating system?
42. Would you specify FREESPACE CE for an ESDS?
43. What is the meaning of each of the values in SHAREOPTS (2 3)?
44. How do you define an ALTINDX? How do you use ALTINDXs in batch, CICS programs?
45. Name some common VSAM error conditions and codes?
46. What is a VSAM slot?
47. There are at least seven IDCAMS commands name and explain each of them?
48. What is the significance of the SHAREOPTIONS parameter?
49. What is File Status in VSAM?
50. If you wish to use the REWRITE command haw must the VSAM file be opened?
51. What is the COBOL RECORD KEY clause?
52. In the COBOL SELECT statement what is the ORGANIZATION for a KSDS?
53. What is the base cluster?
54. What is free space?
55. What is a path?
56. What is a CI, control interval?
57. What is a CA, control area?
58. What is the index set?
59. What is the catalog?
60. What is the purpose of the FILE STATUS clause in the SELECT statement?
61. In the COBOL SELECT statement for a KSDS what are the three possibilities for ACCESS?
62. Do primary key values have to be unique? Do alternate key values have to be unique?
63. What is a VSAM split?
64. What is the upgrade set?
65. What is an alternate index?
66. What is a cluster?
67. What is a sequence set?
68. What are the distinctive features of a KSDA, key sequenced dataset?
69. How are records stored in an ESDS, entry sequenced dataset?
70. What are the types of VSAM datasets?
2. What is purpose of VSAM?
3. What is the maximum record length for the VSAM dataset?
4. What is File Status in VSAM?
5. What is VSAM?
6. What are the advantages of VSAM?
7. What are the disadvantages of VSAM?
8. What is an alternate index and path?
9. Is a delete operation possible in an ESDS? B, is rewrite operation possible in ESDS?
10. What is the difference between LDS and ESDS?
11. How to delete a member using JCL?
12. What is IDCAMS? and what is the purpose of it?
13. What are the optional parameters to the input dataset While loading the empty cluster with the data records?
14. What does the KEYRANGES parameter in Define Cluster commends do?
15. Describe SHAREOPTIONS parameter (SHR) in Define Cluster command?
16. What is RECOVERY and SPEED parameters in DEFINE CLUSTER command?
17. Is it slower if you access a record through ALT INDEX as compared to Primary INDEX?
18. How many ALternate Indexes you can have on a dataset?
19. On which dataset You can have ALT INDEX?
20. What is the meaning of VSAM RETURN-CODE 28?
21. How do you fix the problem associated with VSAM out of space condition?
22. During processing of a VSAM file, some system error occurs and it is subsequently unusable What do you do?
23. Suppose a generation of GDG gets created in a particular step of a proc. How would you refer the current
24. How are different versions of GDG named?
25. How do you define a GDG?
26. What is the difference between sequential files and ESDS files?
27. How do you calculate record size of an alternate cluster? Give your values for both unique and nonunique?
28. How do you load a VSAM data set with records?
29. Do all versions of the GDG have to be of the same record length?
30. Suppose 3 generations of a GDG exist. How would you reference the 1st generation in the JCL?
31. What more info you should give in the DD statement while defining the next generation of a GDG?
32. Assuming that the DEFINE JCL is not available, how do you get info about a VSAM files organisation?
33. Using Alternate Indexes in CICS program?
34. Using Alternate Indexes in Batch program?
35. What is a LDS (Linear Data Set) and what is it used for?
36. What is the meaning of the DEFINE MODEL parameter?
37. What are the three levels of definition for the VSAM DEFINE?
38. What is the utility program closely associated with VSAM?
39. What is the VSAM-code field?
40. What is the meaning of dynamic processing?
41. Under IDCAMS, multiple functions can be executed, each of which returns a condition code. What will be the condition code returned to the operating system?
42. Would you specify FREESPACE CE for an ESDS?
43. What is the meaning of each of the values in SHAREOPTS (2 3)?
44. How do you define an ALTINDX? How do you use ALTINDXs in batch, CICS programs?
45. Name some common VSAM error conditions and codes?
46. What is a VSAM slot?
47. There are at least seven IDCAMS commands name and explain each of them?
48. What is the significance of the SHAREOPTIONS parameter?
49. What is File Status in VSAM?
50. If you wish to use the REWRITE command haw must the VSAM file be opened?
51. What is the COBOL RECORD KEY clause?
52. In the COBOL SELECT statement what is the ORGANIZATION for a KSDS?
53. What is the base cluster?
54. What is free space?
55. What is a path?
56. What is a CI, control interval?
57. What is a CA, control area?
58. What is the index set?
59. What is the catalog?
60. What is the purpose of the FILE STATUS clause in the SELECT statement?
61. In the COBOL SELECT statement for a KSDS what are the three possibilities for ACCESS?
62. Do primary key values have to be unique? Do alternate key values have to be unique?
63. What is a VSAM split?
64. What is the upgrade set?
65. What is an alternate index?
66. What is a cluster?
67. What is a sequence set?
68. What are the distinctive features of a KSDA, key sequenced dataset?
69. How are records stored in an ESDS, entry sequenced dataset?
70. What are the types of VSAM datasets?
