JCL Online Quiz

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Q 1 - What does JCL stands for?

A - Job Cobol Language

B - Job Communication Language

C - Job Control Language

D - None of these

Answer : C

Explanation

JCL stands for Job Control Language which provides the specifications necessary to process a job.

Q 2 - In Job processing, what happens in Execution stage?

A - Selection of Initiator for execution of Job

B - Job statement is converted into an interpreted text to be understood by JES and stored into a dataset, which we call as SPOOL

C - Job is taken as an input to JES

D - Allocated resources and the JES SPOOL space is released

Answer : A

Explanation

When the job reaches its highest priority, it is taken up for execution from the job queue. The JCL is read from the SPOOL, the program is executed and the output is redirected to the corresponding output destination as specified in the JCL.

Q 3 - What will happen to Step2 if Step1 executes with RC=0?

//TXXXXXX JOB (XXXXX), XXXX
//STEP1 EXEC PGM = PR1
//STEP2 EXEC PGM = PR2, COND = ONLY

A - Step2 will be bypassed

B - Step2 will be executed

C - None of these

Answer : A

Explanation

Step2 will be bypassed as we have coded ONLY, which means Step will be executed only if the previous steps abend.

Q 4 - Calling a procedure from within a procedure is called a nested procedure. Procedures can be nested up to 15 levels. The nesting can be completely in-stream or cataloged. We cannot code an in-stream procedure within a cataloged procedure. State whether true or false?

A - True

B - False

Answer : A

Explanation

This statement is correct.

Q 5 - What is use of SPACE parameter in DD statement?

A - Space required for the dataset

B - Physical characteristics of a dataset

C - Disposition of dataset

D - Physical Dataset Name

Answer : A

Explanation

The SPACE parameter specifies the space required for the dataset in the DASD (Direct Access Storage Disk). Syntax : SPACE=(spcunits, (pri, sec, dir), RLSE)

Q 6 - Which utility is used to sort a file in JCL?

Answer : D

Explanation

SORT utility is used to sort a file in a particular order based on the sort card.

Q 7 - Account information refers to the person or group to which the CPU time is owed. It is set as per the rules of the company owning the mainframes. If it is specified as (*), then it takes the id of the user, who has currently logged into the Mainframe Terminal. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : B

Explanation

This is self explanatory.

Q 8 - PROC1 is a in-stream procedure in a JCL and with this name PROC1 one catalog procedure exists, then which procedure will be invoked - catalog or in-stream?

//TXXXXX  JOB ,, NOTIFY = &SYSUID
//	JCLLIB ORDER = (XXXXX.PROCLIB) 
//PROC1   PROC                                              
//STEP1    EXEC PGM = IEFBR14                                   
//DD1      DD DSN = TXXXXX.TEST, SPACE = (TRK, (1,1)),           
//         DCB = (RECFM = FB, BLKSIZE = 8000, LRECL = 80),
//         DISP = (NEW, DELETE)
//PEND                                                    
//STEP1    EXEC  PROC1

A - In-stream procedure

B - Catalog procedure

C - Job will abend

D - None of these