The DD statement in JCL is used to define and allocate _______.

  • Data Sets
  • Job Names
  • Job Steps
  • Program Names
The DD statement is used to define and allocate Data Sets in JCL.

The DD statement in JCL is used to define and allocate _______.

  • Data Sets
  • Job Steps
  • Procedures
  • Resources
The DD statement is used to define and allocate Data Sets

What does DSN stand for in the context of JCL and mainframe?

  • Data Source Name
  • Data System Name
  • Dataset Name
  • Directory Service Number
DSN stands for "Dataset Name" in the context of JCL and mainframe

In JCL execution, the _______ parameter is used to pass data between job steps.

  • DATA
  • DD
  • LINK
  • PARM
The PARM parameter is used to pass data between job steps

In JCL, what information is typically specified in a DD statement for dataset allocation?

  • Dataset name
  • Job name
  • Program name
  • Step name
The DD statement typically specifies the name of the dataset for allocation

Which JCL statement is used to specify the program to be executed in a job step?

  • DD statement
  • EXEC statement
  • IF statement
  • JOB statement
The EXEC statement is used to specify the program or procedure to be executed in a job step.

The value assigned to a SET statement can be overridden by specifying a new value in the _______.

  • DD statement
  • EXEC statement
  • JCL Procedure
  • JOB statement
The value assigned to a SET statement can be overridden in the JOB statement

Which component of JCL execution controls the execution sequence of job steps?

  • DD statement
  • EXEC statement
  • JES (Job Entry Subsystem)
  • JOB statement
JES controls the execution sequence of job steps in JCL

What is the primary component of a JCL job?

  • DD Statement
  • EXEC Statement
  • Job Statement
  • PROC Statement
The primary component of a JCL job is the JOB statement

In JCL, how can you specify multiple source datasets when using IEBGENER?

  • DD statements with multiple DSN parameters
  • Specifying them in the JOB statement
  • Using the COND parameter
  • Using the OUTDD parameter
Multiple source datasets can be specified using DD statements with multiple DSN parameters in the IEBGENER utility