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CICS Online Quiz
Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to CICS Framework. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.
Q 1 - What does BMS stands for?
Answer : A
Explanation
BMS stands for Basic Mapping Support which handles the burden of dealing with terminal hardware issues.
Q 2 - Which CICS program is used to receive messages from terminal?
Answer : A
Explanation
TCP is known as Terminal Control Program. TCP is used to receive messages from terminal. TCP maintains hardware communication requirements.
Q 3 - Which command is used for debugging the program step by step, which helps in finding the errors?
Answer : A
Explanation
CEDF is known as CICS Execute Debug Facility. Type CEDF and press enter in CICS region. The terminal is in EDF mode message will be displayed. Now type the transaction id and press the enter key. After initiation, with each enter key, a line is executed. Before executing any CICS command, it shows the screen in which we can modify the values before proceeding further.
Q 4 - What is the value of MODE parameter you will use for input & output map in DFHMSD macro?
Answer : C
Explanation
This is self explanatory.
Q 5 - What is the position of Modified Data Tag in the attribute byte?
Answer : B
Explanation
Modified Data Tag is the last bit in the attribute byte. MDT is a flag which holds single bit, it specifies whether the value is to be transferred to the system or not.
Q 6 - Which CICS copybook we must include to override the attributes of a field?
Answer : A
Explanation
To override the attributes of a field, we must include DFHATTR in the application program. It is provided by CICS.
Q 7 - In which storage method records can be read only sequentially?
Answer : B
Explanation
Transient Data Queue allows only sequential access.
Q 8 - The difference between a transaction and a task is that several users can invoke a task but each user initiates his own transaction. State whether true or false?
Answer : A
Explanation
This statement is incorrect. The difference between a transaction and a task is that several users can invoke a transaction but each user initiates his own task.
Q 9 - The ASKTIME command is used to request the current date and time. Whereas, the EIBTIME field have the value at the task initiation time. State whether true or false?
Answer : B
Explanation
This statement is correct.
Answer : C
Explanation
Size of EIBTRMIDis 4. It's PIC clause is X(4) & it is Terminal Identifier.