ISU IT 330 Unit 2 Main Exam 2025

A set of JCL statements that are stored in a library and retrieved by its name is called a? - Correct Ans-Catalog Procedure After submitting a job for execution, one would normally review the job's output or error messages by using which of the following z/OS utilities? - Correct Ans-SDSF What special character(s) in JCL denote a JCL comment? - Correct Ans-//* If a JCL statement parameter list is continued to the next line, the continuation line ________ - Correct Ans-must start with the field identifier // and the parameter code starts in start column four or after. If you expect a JCL error, what facility do you use to view its output to locate the problem? - Correct Ans-SDSF All of the following are true about coding a StepName, except? - Correct Ans-Must begin in column 9 You use the JCL ____ statement to run a program as a part of a job. - Correct Ans-EXEC A job name must begin in column _____. - Correct Ans-3 All of the following functions can be performed by a JCL DD statement, except? - Correct Ans-Initiate a new program If you want to view all jobs executing in a system, you go where and type what? - Correct Ans-Go into SDSF and enter DA on the command line A StepName is assigned to a(n) _________ JCL statement. - Correct Ans-EXEC There are basic JCL statements. What are they and order of appearance in a job stream? - Correct Ans-JOB statement EXEC statement DD statement Which of the following is a function of the JOB statement? - Correct Ans-Identifies the job name and specifies accounting information Which of the following SDSF's panel displays job outputs and error messages generated by JES? - Correct Ans-Status Which of the following are considerations for determining which programs should be grouped together as a job? - Correct Ans-Programs must run sequentially. What is the function of SYSIN? - Correct Ans-Is a DDname used to pass program control data to a batch program. All of the following are examples of JCL parameters that may be used for a DD statements, except? - Correct Ans-Provide the data set name of a program to be executed. All of the following are advantages of using DD name in JCL, except? - Correct Ans-z/OS can find data sets with specifying the VOLSER or UNIT number Which of the following step names is valid? - Correct Ans-$STEP#5 You are viewing the SDSF Status Panel. You see hundreds completed batch jobs listed for all users on the system. What should a user do to minimize the display of jobs that would be more appropriate to the user's needs? - Correct Ans-In the Command input line, enter OWNER= and specify the owner's account. z/OS uses a programmer interface called ISPF. What is ISPF? - Correct Ans-A menu-driven frames for user interaction with a z/OS system. The name by which a job is known to JES is a(n) _______. - Correct Ans-Job name If you wanted to browse a file in ISPF without editing what option number will you select from the primary menu? - Correct Ans-1 If two jobs are submitted by a user to JES using the same job name at the same time, what will happen? - Correct Ans-Not error will occur, but only one job with duplicate job name can execute at a time If you receive an error message at the READY prompt entering TSO commands what can you type to get help? - Correct Ans-help Which of the following is responsible for assigning a unique job number to each executing batch job? - Correct Ans-JES At a READY prompt, seeing 3 asterisks at the bottom of the panel means? - Correct Ans-There is more information to display, depress the enter key to retrieve further info What does an Initiator do? - Correct Ans-All the above (It ensures that jobs do not conflict in data set usage, Locates executable programs requested by jobs, Clean up after the job ends and request the next job) Which of the following statements best describes the concept of JES "spooling"? - Correct Ans-The reading and writing of input and output streams on auxiliary storage devices All of the following statement are true concerning the Workload Manager (WLM), except - Correct Ans-A component of JES that spools and initiates jobs When designing an application for z/OS, which of the following are important considerations for a programmer to consider? - Correct Ans-all of the above (batch or online, data sources and access methods, availability and workload requirements, requirements for exception handling) If you wanted to edit a file in ISPF what option number will you select from the primary menu? - Correct Ans-2 The ability to centralize job selection, scheduling, and device allocation over multiple processor was an improvement attributed to - Correct Ans-WLM Entering "3.4" as an ISPF command will - Correct Ans-go to subpanel 3.4