When using the IF statement in JCL, you can reference the _______ of a previous step to determine its success or failure.

  • COND Code
  • ERROR Code
  • RETURN Code
  • STATUS Code
The IF statement can reference the RETURN Code of a previous step

When defining job classes in JCL, the _______ parameter is used to set the maximum number of job steps that can run concurrently in a class.

  • CONCURRENT
  • LIMIT
  • MAXJOBS
  • MAXSTEPS
The LIMIT parameter sets the maximum number of job steps in a job class.

The OUTREC control statement in IEBGENER is used for _______.

  • Concatenating
  • Deleting
  • Reformatting
  • Renaming
The OUTREC statement in IEBGENER is used for reformatting records during copying.

The IDCAMS utility in JCL is commonly used for data _______ and manipulation.

  • Compression
  • Definition
  • Encryption
  • Organization
IDCAMS is used for data organization and manipulation.

What are some advanced options available in IEBCOPY for managing datasets?

  • Compression and Blocksize Management
  • Record Level Encryption
  • Parallel Copy and Extended Addressability
  • Variable Block Size Support
IEBCOPY provides advanced options such as parallel copy and extended addressability for efficient dataset management

The IEBGENER utility can be used to create a new dataset by _______ an existing one.

  • compressing
  • copying
  • merging
  • replicating
IEBGENER is used to create a new dataset by copying an existing one

In JCL, the _______ statement can be used to specify the conditions for job dependencies.

  • COND
  • DEPEND
  • JOBDEPEND
  • WAIT
The COND statement is used to specify conditions for dependencies

In JCL, which parameter is commonly used to define job dependencies?

  • COND
  • DEPEND
  • EXEC
  • JOB
The COND parameter is commonly used to define job dependencies in JCL

The _______ parameter in JCL helps control the execution flow based on specific conditions.

  • COND
  • CONTROL
  • EXECUTE
  • PARM
The COND parameter in JCL helps control execution flow based on conditions

Conditional execution of job steps can be controlled using the _______ parameter in conjunction with the PEND statement.

  • COND
  • CONTROL
  • ELSE
  • IF
Conditional execution can be controlled using the COND parameter with the PEND statement.

Which JCL statement is used to specify a condition to execute a job step?

  • COND
  • CONDITION
  • EXECIF
  • IF
The COND parameter is used to specify a condition for executing a job step in JCL

How do you set up conditional processing in JCL to execute a step if a previous step ends with a specific return code?

  • COND parameter
  • ELSE statement
  • IF statement
  • THEN statement
Conditional processing in JCL is achieved using the COND parameter