JCL Online Quiz

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Q 1 - Where & how do you code Identifier in JCL?

A - /* starting from column 1

B - / starting from column 1

C - // starting from column 1

D - None of these

Answer : C

Explanation

Identifiers are two slashes (//) starting from column number 1. All JCL statements starts with identifiers except for two exceptions - For a delimiter statement, /* starting in col 1 and for a comment statement , //* starting at col 1.

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 is the purpose of coding TIME parameter in job statement?

A - Specifies the address space required to run a job step within the job

B - Specifies the time span to be used by the processor to execute the job

C - To specify the priority of the job within a job class

D - To restart a job from a particular step

Answer : B

Explanation

Time parameter specifies the time span to be used by the processor to execute the job. Syntax : TIME=(mm, ss) or TIME=ss

Q 4 - A SET statement is used to define commonly used symbolic across job steps or procedures. It initializes the previous values in the symbolic names. It has to be defined before the first use of the symbolic names in the JCL. State whether true or false?

A - True

B - False

Answer : A

Explanation

This statement is correct.

Q 5 - Which step will be executed after Step1, if Step1 executes with RC=4?

//TXXXXXX JOB (XXXXX), ’XXXX’
//STEP1 EXEC PGM = PR1
// IF STEP1.RC GT 0 THEN                      
//STEP2 EXEC PGM = PR2
// ELSE
//STEP3 EXEC PGM = PR3
// END-IF

A - Step2 will be executed

B - Step3 will be executed

C - None of these

Answer : A

Explanation

If condition is 4 Greater than 0 and this condition is true, so Step2 will be executed and Step3 will be bypassed.

Q 6 - How you will the direct the data to spool using SYSOUT option?

Answer : D

Explanation

Code SYSOUT=*, then the data will be directed to spool.

Q 7 - In-stream procedure is coded within the same JCL member, it is called an Instream Procedure. It should start with a PROC statement and end with a PEND statement. 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

Answer : A

Explanation

In-stream procedure will be invoked.

Q 9 - Up to which level cataloged and in-stream procedure can invoke other procedure?

Answer : B

Explanation

Cataloged and In-stream procedure can invoke other procedure up to 15 levels only.

Q 10 - What is the output of following JCL?

//STEP1  EXEC PGM = IEBEDIT                                   
//SYSUT1   DD  DSN = XXXXXX.XXXX.XXXX(XXXXXXXX), DISP = SHR    
//SYSUT2   DD  SYSOUT = (*,INTRDR)                              
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT = *                                       
//SYSIN    DD  *                                              
  EDIT TYPE = INCLUDE, STEPNAME = (STEP3,STEP7)                        
/*

A - It will execute only STEP1

B - It will exclude STEP3 & STEP4 from execution

C - It will execute only STEP3 & STEP4

D - None of these

Answer : C

Explanation

This utility is used to run only particular steps in a JCL.

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