ESC & TSO MOCK TEST

1.In MVS/XA operating system, data is moved between central and expanded
storage(choose 2 options)

a. with I/O operation

b. without I/O operation

c.As 4k page frames

d. As 16k page frames

2.The program status word in central storage is a special hardware register and is
purpose is to

a. To control how each instruction is executed and contain location of the

next instruction

b. To control address space and pass information to hardware

c. To control pointer to data spaces

d. To speed up processing instructions

3.In a tightly coupled multiprocessors 2 or more processors have

a. Access to one central storage and exsecutes instruction for single mvs
system.

b. Access to one central storage and executes instructions for multiple mvs system.

c. access to multiple central storage and executes instructions for single mvs
system.

d. access to multiple central storage and executes instructions for multiple mvs
system.

4.The XCF software to provide communication service between mvs system was
introduced in

a. Tightly coupled multiprocessor system

b. Loosely coupled multiprocessor

c. base Sysplex

d. parallel sysplex

5.The transfer of data between cpu and I/O devices is controlled by separate
processors called

A .mainframe channels

b. control units

c. Sub Channels

d. Bus & tag

6.RTM records all hardware failures and selected software errors in the following
system log

a.SYS1.MSGREC

B.SYSY1.ERR.REC

C.SYS.ERROR

D.SYS1.LOGREC

7.The hardware detects abnormal conditions such as the following to raise MCI &
PCI

a. processor failure, channel system failure

b. Attempt to execute an address with an invalid address space

c. Attempt to open a data set that doesn’t exists

d. Both 1 & 2.

8.On editor panel ,data can be shifted to right and left by characters or columns
using line commands

a.),(

b.>,<

c. Both a, b

d. None
9.When the change command – C ‘Do’ ‘XX’ PRE executed on the following words
Dont ‘Do(dont) the exopecterd changes are

a. XXN’T,(XXNT)

b. XX

c. XXN’T

d .Both 1 & 2

10. C ‘###’P ‘000’ 2

a. Any 3 digits to 000 at position 2

b. Any 3 digits to 000 and 4 digits to 2

c. Any 1 digit or 2 digits or 3 digits to 0 or 00 or 000 at position 2

d. None

11) when the change command –C ‘Do’ “XX” SUFFIX executed on the
following words ADO A @DO ADO -$ADO ,the expected changes are

a) AXXX A@XX AXX-$AXX

b) AXX AXX-$AXX

c)AXX A@XX$AXX

d) AXX $AXX

12) the change command –C PAG POST PRE would change the first
occurence of prefix ‘PAG’ to ‘POST’-TRUE or FALSE (ANSWER-TRUE)

13) when C ALL ‘DO’ ‘ST’ 5 executed in a dataset which contains characters
‘DO’ starting from position 6

a) ‘DO’ will be changed to ‘ST’

b) ‘DO’ will not be changed to ‘ST’

c) only ‘o’ will be changed to ‘T’

d) none
14) to blank out the sequence numbers in the last 8 coloumns of a dataset is
edited, which profile option is used

a)NUMBER ON/OFF

b) RENUM

c) UNNUM

d) RECOVERY ON/OFF

15) PROFILE LOCK would (choose 2)

a) save the profile set up and also allows further changes to profile

b)save the profile and do not allow further changes to profile

c) save the profile only the editing member in a pds

d) save the priofile for all the members edited in the pds

16) the PF keys at the bottom of any panel can be displayed or masked using
the command

a) PFSHOW ON/OFF

b) KEY ON/OFF

c) PFKEY ON/OFF

d) KEYSHOW ON/OFF

17) when members in pds are created by just copying from other datasets,
the member list statistics for that member would be blank, the option to
update the statistics are

a) option 3.edit statistics

b) menu 2.reset statistics

c) utilities 5.reset statistics

d) functions -5.edit statistics

18) the option to print the member list statistics of a pds is a availible in

a) library utility

b) DS list utility

c) move/copy utility

d) compare utility

19) to allocate a new dataset the option on primary menu panel is

a) 3.4-library utility

b) 3.2 –data set utility

c) 3.3-move/copy utility

d) 3.4-data set utility

20) to scroll a particular no. Of lines on the source editor the scroll options is

a) PAGE,HALF

b) CSR

c) DATA

d) None

21) when directory blocks=3 allocated for a pds with ISPF statistics , the max
member that can be created are

a)18

b)21

c)63
d)none

22) to browse a member from the member list panel of pds

a) use select command

b)use ‘s’ beside the member

c) use ‘B’ beside the member

d)ALL

23. Dataset defined with Record format FB and record length 50; the possible
block size are (choose 2)

a. BLKSIZE=950

b. BLKSIZE=225

c. BLKSIZE=375

d. BLKSIZE=100

24. To find a invalid character in a dataset,we can use

a. F X’000’

b. F P’.’

c. F P’.’X’00’

d. F P’=’

25. The following primary command would delete-DELETE X .start .end

a. All lines that contain ‘X’ character between the lebels

b. All executed lines between the lebels

c. All executed lines out of the lebels

d. None
26.The following primary command would sort- sort 1 3 a 5 9 d

a. Sorts column 1 to 3 only if it contains character ‘a’ and column 5 to 9 only

if contain character ‘d’

b. Sorts col 1 to 3 ascending, cols 5 to 9 desc.

c. sorts cols 1 to 3 and 5 to 9 between label a and d

d. none

27. ‘CREATE LOCAL.ZF.ZL ‘ command on PDS member will create

a. A new member in a defferent PDS named ‘ user id.LOCAL’ promoting for

attributes.

b. A new member in a defferent PDS named ‘ user id.LOCAL’ with same attb.
c. A PS with name ‘Userid.LOCAL’

d.a new member in a same PDS named local with same attb.

28. The primary command – change ‘WWW’ ‘YYYY’ prefix X, will change
prefix 3 charters.

a. Starting at the label X till .ZL

b. Only at the label X

c. On excluded line

d. On non-excluded lines.

29. The primary command-change X’40’ 0

a. Will change HEX digit 40 to X’00’

b. Will change character for HEX digit 40 to character ‘0’

c. Will give error invalied hex string error message

d. Will give error invalied to string error message

30.To change any character in column 72 to X on all excluded lines the

following command will work

a. CP’=’’X’72X

b. CP’=’72’X’X

c. CP’=’’X’X72

d. all

31.On a dataset with more than 1000 records the optional way to display
only the lines that has the find string

a. Do find on the string and exclude other lines

b. Exclude all lines and do find on the string

c. Exclude all lines and do find all on the string

d. All

32. Locate command is used locate

a. a. Only the labels

b. labels and sequence numbers

c. members on ML

d. all the above

33. To exclude 1 to 50 records of old fild and 50 to 100 records in new file
during comparison
a. Excludes 0 ROWS 1:50, EXCLUDES NROWS 50:100

b. Excludes 0 ROWS 1:50, EXCLUDES N ROWS 50:100

c. Excludes ROWS 1:50, NEXCLUDE ROWS 50:100

d. Exclude ROW 1:50,NEXCLUDE ROW 50:100

34.To not to process blank lines during comparison the process option would
be

a. DPCBCMT

b. DPPLCMT

c. DPBLKCL

d. DPBBKLINE