Explain the difference among the EXEC LINK, EXEC XCTL and Cobol II static call statements in CICS?

Correct Answer: The CICS translator converts the EXEC CICS commands into call statements for a specific programming language There are CICS translators for Assembler, COBOL, and PL/1

Correct Answer: The INTO option moves the information in the TIOA into the reserved specified area, while the SET option simply returns the address of the TIOA to the specified BLL cell or address of a linkage-section

Correct Answer: The following commands are available for the Program Control services: LINK: To pass control to another program at the lower level, expecting to be returned XCTL: To pass control to another program at the same level, not expecting to be returned RETURN: To return to the next higher-level program or CICS LOAD: To load a program RELEASE: To release a program

Correct Answer: The following are the ways of initiating a CICS transaction 1 By entering Transaction Id 2 By Start command 3 By Return Trans Id (as in pseudo - conversation) 4 By Registering Tran ID in plt so that it will be automaticaly dusring CICS start 5 By ATI (Automatic task initiation) 6PF & PA keys as defined in PCT

Correct Answer: - NOHANDLE is an option that can be specified along with abnormal condition during program execution - When the exception occurs, no action is performed during execution of NOHANDLE command - The abnormal condition is ignored, even the EXEC CICS HANDLE condition exist - The abnormal condition is also ignored when EXEC CICS IGNORE condition is tested - The previous HANDLE CONDITION for other commands will not be effected with NOHANDLE option

Correct Answer: The enter and PF keys transmit data from the screen; the PA keys tell CICS that a terminal action took place, but data is not transmitted

Correct Answer: An abnormal situation during execution of a CICS command is called an exceptional condition: 1 Handle Condition Command: It is used to transfer control to the procedure label specified if the exceptional condition specified occurs 2 Ignore Condition Command: It causes no action to be taken if the condition specified occurs in the program That is control will be returned to the next instruction following the command which encountered the exceptional condition 3 No Handle Option: This option can be specified in any CICS command and it will cause no action to be taken for any exceptional condition occurring during execution of this command 4 RESP Option: This option can be specified in any CICS command If the RESP option is specified in a command, CICS places a response code at a completion of the command The application program can check this code, then proceed to the next processing

Correct Answer: In COBOL II start with CEBR, and get the offset/instruction

Correct Answer: INTRA PARTITION TD QUEUE : It is a goup of sequential records which are produced by the same and / or different transaction within a CICS region These Qs are stored in only one physical file (VSAM) in a CICS region, which is prepared by the system programmer Once a record is read from a queue, the record will be logically removed from the queue EXTRA PARTITION TD QUEUE: It is a group of sequential record which interface between the transaction s of the CICS region and the systems outside of CICS region Each of there TDQs is a separate physical file, and it may be on the disk, tap, printer or plotter

Correct Answer: CEDA