CICS Online Quiz

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Q 1 - Which component in CICS provide features such as command level translation, CEDF (the debug facility) and CECI (the command interpreter facility)?

A - System Services

B - Data Communication Services

C - Data Handling Services

D - Application Programming Services

Answer : D

Explanation

Application Programming Services interfaces with application programs. The application programming services of CICS provide features such as command level translation, CEDF (the debug facility) and CECI (the command interpreter facility).

Q 2 - Alphabets, numeric, punctuation comes under which type of category?

Answer : C

Explanation

All other keys for alphabets, numeric, punctuation etc. are Non-Aid keys. When the user types text, numbers etc. using non-aid keys CICS will not even know if the user is typing anything or not.

Q 3 - Which command is used by CICS System Administrators to define CICS table entries and other administration activities?

Answer : B

Explanation

CEDA is known as CICS Execute Definition and Administration.

Q 4 - Which macro is used to generate map definition?

Answer : B

Explanation

DFHMDI macro generates map definition. It shows that we are starting a new map.

Q 5 - Which field in EIB stores the Return code of the last transaction?

Answer : C

Explanation

EIBRCODE stores the Return code of the last transaction.

Q 6 - What option to use when we do not know the complete key to read a record in CICS?

Answer : A

Explanation

GENERIC is used when we does not know the complete key value. For example, we want a record whose primary key starts with '10' and the rest of the key can be anything. Although the key length is 3 characters, we are mentioning only 2. It is important to mention the key-length which gives the length for which it needs to do the matching. The first record that satisfies the criteria will get picked up.

Q 7 - In which storage method records can be read only sequentially?

A - Temporary Storage Queue

B - Transient Data Queue

C - Both A & B

D - None of these

Answer : B

Explanation

Transient Data Queue allows only sequential access.

Q 8 - CICS cannot manage requests from concurrent users in an application. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : A

Explanation

This statement is incorrect as CICS manage requests from concurrent users in an application.

Q 9 - The XCTL command transfer control to an application program at the same logical level and do not expect to control back, while the LINK command passes control to an application program at the next logical level and expects control back. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True