VSAM Interview Questions
- What is free space?
- What is a VSAM split?
- What is SHAREOPTS?
- What is a Base Cluster?
- What is an alternate index?
- What is purpose of VSAM?
- How do you define a GDG?
- How do you define a kSDS?
- What is File Status in VSAM?
- What is the VSAM-code field?
- What are the types of VSAM datasets?
- What is Control Interval, Control Area?
- How are different versions of GDG named?
- In vsam why we use export-import utility?
- How do you convert flat files to VSAM files?
- How do you compile a program in Endevor?
- What is the RRN for the first record in RRDS?
- How many times secondary space allocated?
- How does the current generation be referred?
- What is the difference between LDS and ESDS?
- How do you load a VSAM data set with records?
- What does a file status of 02 on a VSAM indicate?
- What is the meaning of VSAM RETURN-CODE 28?
- What are the different types of VSAM files available?
- State whether the following statement is true or false?
- What is the meaning of the DEFINE MODEL parameter?
- How many ALternate Indexes you can have on a dataset?
- What is the utility program closely associated with VSAM?
- What is the maximum record length for the VSAM dataset?
- What is the significance of the SHAREOPTIONS parameter?
- What is the difference between sequential files and ESDS files?
- What is the procedure for running the batch job in mainframe?
- What is the meaning of each of the values in SHAREOPTS (2 3)?
- How do you decide on optimum values for CI, FREESPACE etc…?
- In which of the following scenarios “result-level” locking can be applied?
- Identify the point that is NOT true w.r.t. CI and CA splits in a VSAM file?
- How do you fix the problem associated with VSAM out of space condition?
- In the COBOL SELECT statement what is the ORGANIZATION for a KSDS?
- What happens when you open an empty VSAM file in a COBOL program for input?
- How do you initialize a VSAM file before any operation? a VSAM with alternate index?