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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 CICS stands for?
A - Customer Information Control System
B - Customer Interaction Control System
Answer : A
Explanation
CICS stands for Customer Information Control System.
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.
Answer : D
Explanation
CECI is known as CICS Execute Command Interpreter. Type the CECI option on the empty CICS screen after having logged in. It gives you the list of options available.
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 command is used when we want no action should be taken if a particular abend or error occurs?
Answer : D
Explanation
Ignore condition is used when we want no action should be taken if a particular abend or error happens which is mentioned inside the Ignore Condition.
Q 7 - Which CICS service transaction is used to gain accessibility to CICS control tables?
Answer : B
Explanation
CEDA transaction is used to gain accessibility to control tables.
Q 8 - Symbolic Map is a load module in the load library which contains information about how the map should be displayed. State whether true or false?
Answer : A
Explanation
This statement is incorrect as physical Map is a load module in the load library which contains information about how the map should be displayed.
Q 9 - EIBAID is a key field in the execute interface block and it indicates which attention key the user pressed to initiate the task. State whether true or false?
Answer : B
Explanation
This is self explanatory.
Q 10 - What error code you will get if program goes in infinite loop?
Answer : A
Explanation
If Program goes in infinite loop, then you will get AICA error code.