SECTION 3

Choose the correct answer:

1) Which VSAM clusters support only fixed length records? (b)

a LDS

b RRDS

c ESDS

d KSDS

2) FREESPACE can be specified for which type of cluster? (d)

a LDS

b RRDS

c ESDS

d KSDS

3) In which cluster type are records added at the end of the data set? (c)

a LDS

b RRDS

c ESDS

d KSDS

4) The types of processing supported by RRDS are (e)

a sequential

b skip-sequential

c direct

d a and b

e a, b and c

5) The types of processing supported by ESDS are (d)

a sequential

b skip-sequential

c direct

d a and b

e a and c

6) Spanned records can be found in (d)

a ESDS

b KSDS

c RRDS

d a or b

e a or c

7) Spanned records can be accessed in (a)

a MOVE

b LOCATE

c a and b

d None

Alternate Index is a special type of (a)

a KSDS

b ESDS

c RRDS

d None

9) Specifying CISZ(4096) at the cluster level for a KSDS results in (c)

a VSAM ignoring the specification

b Data and index CISZ 4k each

c Data CISZ 4k; index CISZ selected by VSAM

d Index CISZ 4K; data CISZ selected by VSAM

10) When defining a KSDS, which of the following parameters is not required? (b)

a Space allocation (either CYL, REC or TRK)

b VOLUMES

c KEYS

d NAME

11) Default RECORD SIZE for a NONSPANNED data set is (d)

a (80 80)

b (4086 32600)

c (100 32600)

d (4089 4089)

12) If the key of a KSDS record begins in the second field (first field is 25 bytes long), the offset in the

KEYS parameter is (a)

a 24

b 25

c 26

d None

13) Data organization in KSDS is (a)

a INDEXED

b NUMBERED

c LINEAR

d NONINDEXED

14) The default cluster type is (d)

a ESDS

b RRDS

c LDS

d KSDS

15) VOLUMES parameter can be specified at (c)

a cluster level

b data level and index level

c All the above

d None

16) The RECORDSIZE parameter cannot be coded for (c)

a ESDS

b RRDS

c LDS

d KSDS

17) The default PRINT format is (b)

a Character

b Dump

c Hexadecimal

d None

18) Which of the following REPRO selection parameters can be specified for an LDS? (e)

a FROMKEY

b FROMADDRESS

c FROMNUMBER

d SKIP

e None

19) The REPLACE parameter causes (c)

a KSDS records to be replaced by an input record with the same key

b ESDS records to be replaced by an input record with the same RBA

c RRDS records to be replaced by an input record with the same RRN

d a and c

e All the above

20) Which of the following is not a modal command? (e)

a IF

b THEN

c ELSE

d DO

e GOTO

21) Using REPRO to reorganize a KSDS, which of the following is true? (e)

a Input must be ascending key sequence.

b No duplicate keys are allowed.

c Non-unique keys are allowed.

d a and c

e a and b

22) Which of the following entry names are valid for ALTER FREESPACE? (b)

a Cluster name

b Data component name

c Index component name

d b and c

e a, b and c

23) Which of the following is a correct generic name specification for TEST.USER.DATA.A? (a)

a TEST.USER.*

b TEST.*.*.A

c *.USER.DATA.A

d TEST.USER.*.A

24) To alter a cluster to an LDS, the cluster must (e)

a be an ESDS

b be NONSPANNED

c have a CISZ of 4K

d not have an alternate index associated with it

e all the above

25) For which access mode below must the application program interpret RDFs? (b)

a KEY

b ADR

c ADR(for a KSDS)

d CNV

e None

26) At OPEN, VSAM determines processing options in the following order (d)

a JCL, program, catalog

b program, JCL, catalog

c JCL, catalog, program

d catalog, program, JCL

e None

27) VSAM request macros (e.g., GET, PUT) point to which other macros? (c)

a OPEN

b ACB

c RPL

d CLOSE

e b and c

f None

28) If a program uses direct processing exclusively, DIR is specified in which macros? (c)

a OPEN

b ACB

c RPL

d CLOSE

e b and c

f None

29) VSAM processing options could be specified in (e)

a Catalog

b Program control blocks

c JCL

d None

e All the above

30) Which of the following is not a COBOL verb? (d)

a START

b READ

c DELETE

d UPDATE

e REWRITE

31) Which of the following is/are not supported by COBOL? (d)

a Skip-sequential processing

b RBA addressing

c Replacing existing record

d a and b

e a, b and c

f a and c

32) Which is a valid SHAREOPTIONS specification? (b)

a SHR(2 2)

b SHR(2 3)

c SHR(4 1)

d SHR(1 2)

e None

33) For a data set defined with SPEED, which of the following is true? (a)

a SPEED is effective for the initial load only.

b SPEED is effective for all additions to the data set after initial load.

c If the load program ABENDS, VERIFY can determine the HIGH-USED-RBA of the data set.

d If the load program ABENDS, only those records remaining in buffers need to be added to the data set.

e None

34) VERIFY cannot be used for (c)

a Empty data set

b LDS

c a and b

d None

35) For a data set defined with NOERASE, which of the following is not true? (a)

a Desirable for sensitive data

b Removes catalog entries

c All the above

d None

36) Buffer space cannot be specified in which of the following? (d)

a DD statement

b Assembler program

c AMS DEFINE

d COBOL program

37) How many data buffers are required for sequential processing to overlap I/O processing? (c)

a 2

b 3

c 4

d 5

38) When defining a KSDS, the best place to specify CISZ is generally (b)

a At the cluster level

b At the data level only

c At the index level only

d At both data and index levels

39) For direct processing the recommended number of data buffers is (b)

a STRNO

b STRNO+1

c STRNO+2

d STRNO+3

e None

40) For 3380 DASD, TRK(50 5) results in which CA size for a KSDS defined with NOIMBED? (b)

a 1 TRK

b 5 TRKS

c 15 TRKS

d 50 TRKS

e None

41) Suppose you are defining a multi-volume data set with VOL(A B) and five key ranges specified. Which of the following correctly indicates where each key range will be located? (c)

a First key range on VOL A; second on B; third on A; etc.

b First key range on VOL B; second on A; third on B; etc.

c First key range on VOL A; remaining key ranges on B.

d All key ranges on VOL A; B is used for overflow only.

e All key ranges on VOL B; A is used for overflow only.

42) An alternate index can be defined for which cluster type? (b)

a KSDS and RRDS

b KSDS and ESDS

c KSDS and LDS

d KSDS only

e KSDS, ESDS and RRDS

43) If an application program accesses a base cluster in alternate key sequence, then DD statements are needed for which data sets? (f)

a Base cluster

b Alternate index

c Path

d a and b

e a and c

f a, b and c

44) An alternate index itself is which cluster type? (d)

a LDS

b RRDS

c ESDS

d KSDS

e None

45) Which of the following backs up data in CI mode? (b)

a REPRO only

b EXPORT only

c Both REPRO and EXPORT

d Neither REPRO nor EXPORT

46) Which of the following writes catalog information into the backup data set? (b)

a REPRO only

b EXPORT only

c Both REPRO and EXPORT

d Neither REPRO nor EXPORT

47) Which of the following requires a DELETE/DEFINE before the command can be used to restore an

existing data set? (a)

a REPRO only

b IMPORT only

c Both REPRO and IMPORT

d Neither REPRO nor IMPORT

48) With HBACKDS the use of apostrophes to enclose the dsname is (b)

a Required

b Used to exclude the TSO id as the high level qualifier

c Required only if one or more segments are specified generically

d Not allowed if the data set is password protected