CICS Online Quiz



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Questions and Answers

Answer : A

Explanation

BMS stands for Basic Mapping Support which handles the burden of dealing with terminal hardware issues.

Answer : C

Explanation

CICS provides Inter System Communication (ISC) through which a CICS region in a system can communicate with CICS region on another system.

Q 3 - Which CICS program is used to control allocation and de-allocation of storage within CICS region?

A - Terminal Control Program

B - Task Control Program

C - Program Control Program

D - Storage Control Program

Answer : D

Explanation

SCP is known as Storage Control Program. SCP is used to control allocation and de-allocation of storage within CICS region.

Q 4 - Which command is used to Sign Off from CICS region?

A - CEDF

B - CMAC

C - CESF

D - CEBR

Answer : C

Explanation

CESF is known as CICS Execute Sign Off.

Answer : A

Explanation

Execute Interface Block is a control block which is loaded automatically by CICS for every program.

Q 6 - Which command is used to pass the control from one program to another at same level and expects the control back?

A - XCTL

B - Link

C - Release

D - Return

Answer : B

Explanation

Link command is used to transfer the control to another program at lower level. It expects the control back. It is similar to perform and control will be passed back to the instruction following this.

Q 7 - Which CICS service transaction is used to gain accessibility to CICS control tables?

A - CEMT

B - CEDA

C - CEDF

D - None of these

Answer : B

Explanation

CEDA transaction is used to gain accessibility to control tables.

Q 8 - Maps is a collection of mapset which are linked edited together to form a load module. It should have a PPT entry. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : A

Explanation

This statement is incorrect as Mapset is a collection of maps which are linked edited together to form a load module.

Q 9 - Any transaction in the CICS region can access Common Work Area and hence the format and use of it must be agreed upon by all transactions in the system that decides to use it. There is only one CWA in the entire CICS region. State whether true or false?

A - False

B - True

Answer : B

Explanation

This is self explanatory.

Q 10 - What is the size of EIBTRMID?

A - 7

B - 6

C - 4

D - 8

Answer : C

Explanation

Size of EIBTRMIDis 4. It's PIC clause is X(4) & it is Terminal Identifier.

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