Which of the following describes the major difference between and FICON or ESCON channels?
A. ESCON channels are faster, FICON channels are slower
B. ESCON channels use hard copper connections, FICON channels use fibre connections
C. ESCON channels are more secure than FICON channels
D. FICON channels have higher capacity than ESCON channels
A system z architecture has two kinds of physical storage. There is central storage and auxiliary storage. Access to central storage is _________.
A. multi-synchronous
B. asychronous
C. synchronous
D. duplexed
The subset of an address space's pages in central storage at a given time is known as the ________.
A. Virtual set
B. Address set
C. Working set
D. Central set
Which of the following is a characteristic of Native TSO?
A. It provides a full screen editor for updating datasets
B. It provides a ready prompt to enter commands
C. It provides a dataset list for editing data sets
D. It provides a menu to enter commands
Which of the following resources processes the JCL statements for each job?
A. Initiator
B. Spool
C. JES2
D. WLM
Which of the following is the sequence of the job phases as they flow through the system?
A. Input, Purge, Convert, Output, Process, Print
B. Input, Output, Convert, Process, Purge, Print
C. Input, Convert, Process, Output, Print, Purge
D. Input, Process, Print, Convert, Purge, Output
Which of the following is the purpose of JES?
A. Receives and schedules jobs, and controls output processing
B. Creates new data sets as instructed by the JCL
C. Helps users design or update new programs
D. Validates login information to identify users
Which of the following is a valid function of the initiator?
A. Avoid program conflicts
B. Avoid data set conflicts
C. Access TSO terminals
D. Prioritize running jobs
Which of the following is the reason to design an application to run online?
A. The users require online access to data and fast response time
B. Users do not require to run the application as a batch program
C. Transactions are submitted for overnight processing
D. Data is stored on tape
Which of the following is an appropriate concern for the z/OS application developer?
A. Deciding whether business rules and policies are appropriate for the project
B. Selecting the right personnel to assist in the development of the application
C. Coding and testing the software being developed for a particular project
D. Selecting the correct hardware platform to support the application
Which of the following DB2 address spaces is used to communicate with other DB2 subsystems?
A. Distributed Data Facility
B. Lock Manager Services
C. Database Services
D. System Services
Which of the following is an application program defined to DB2 and managed by the DB2 subsystem, used to help limit the number of network calls to run queries against the database?
A. User Defined Function
B. User Defined Type
C. Stored Procedure
D. Trigger
Which of the following is a Java API to access different forms of tabular data?
A. JDBC
B. J2EE
C. JVM
D. JMS
Which of the following is true of Type 4 JDBC drivers?
A. Fully written in java, can be ported to any platform that supports DBMS protocol.
B. JDBC API calls platform and database specific code to access the database.
C. JDBC default driver for z/OS
D. Offers the best performance
Which of the following belongs to the SYSMOD category?
A. SCHEDULER
B. FUNCTION
C. SPSF
D. APF