Why you should use IBM Mainframe Online Test?

The IBM Тест мейнфрейма makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects: Кобал знание программирования Возможность писать и понимать заявления JCL Знакомство с обработкой файлов vSAM Понимание концепций DB2 и запросов SQL Знание обработки транзакций CICS Понимание иерархической базы данных IMS Знакомство с языком ассемблера и кодированием Уэстр на языке программирования RPG Возможность писать и выполнять программы PL/I Знание команд TSO и утилиты

IBM Mainframe Online Test

Q: What topics are covered in the IBM Mainframe Online Test?

Кобол Jcl Vsam DB2 CICS Имис Ассемблер Rpg Pl/i Tso ISPF

About the test:

Онлайн-тест Manicframe использует MCQ, основанные на сценариях, для оценки кандидатов в области их знаний о технологиях мэйнфреймов, включая язык программирования COBOL, JCL, VSAM, CICS и DB2. Тест направлен на оценку способности кандидата в разработку и разработку приложений мэйнфреймов, которые эффективно придерживаются отраслевых стандартов и лучших практик.

Covered skills:

Кобол
Vsam
CICS
Ассемблер
Pl/i
ISPF

Jcl
DB2
Имис
Rpg
Tso

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9 reasons why

Adaface IBM Mainframe Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Разработчик мэйнфреймовs

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The IBM Mainframe Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Опытный на языке программирования COBOL
Сильное понимание базы данных IBM DB2
Опыт письма и выполнения сценариев IBM JCL
Знание организации VSAM -файла
Знакомство с CICS (система управления информацией клиента)
Понимание IMS (система управления информацией)
Возможность кодировать на языке ассемблера
Компетентность в RPG (генератор программы отчета)
Знание PL/I (Язык программирования один)
Условное знание TSO (вариант совместного использования времени)
Возможность использовать ISPF (объект производительности интерактивной системы)

Reason #2

No trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

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🧐 Question
Medium Decision Control Arithmetic Operations Decision Structures Data Types	Try practice test
Consider the following COBOL program: What will the program display when it is executed?
Medium Multi Dimensional Arrays Arrays Data Processing Subroutines	Try practice test
Consider the following pseudocode snippet in COBOL: After executing this program, what will be the final state of StrArr?
Medium VSAM File Processing in COBOL VSAM File Handling	Try practice test
Consider the following COBOL code snippet. The program aims to read from a VSAM Key-Sequenced Data Set (KSDS) named 'CUSTOMER-FILE' which contains customer records. The program reads the file in ascending order by 'CUSTOMER-ID', performs some processing (not shown here), and then displays the 'CUSTOMER-NAME' of the last record read. Assuming there are no syntax errors and the 'CUSTOMER-FILE' is present and accessible, what will the program display as the last customer's name after executing this COBOL program? A: The program will display the name of the customer with the highest 'CUSTOMER-ID'. B: The program will display the name of the customer with the lowest 'CUSTOMER-ID'. C: The program will not display any customer name. D: The program will display the name of the first customer in the 'CUSTOMER-FILE'. E: The program will display an uninitialized or random 'LAST-NAME'.
Medium Database Performance Tuning and Data Consistency Database Performance Tuning Transaction Management Locking Mechanisms	Try practice test
Consider the following DB2 database scenario. You are managing a stock trading platform that uses a DB2 database to track user transactions and market prices. The database has two tables, Users and Stocks. A user transaction to buy a stock is a two-step process: 1. Decrease the user's balance in the Users table. 2. Increase the quantity of the stock owned by the user in the Stocks table. Both these steps need to be performed atomically to maintain data consistency. Recently, with the increase in the volume of transactions, you are experiencing performance issues. Additionally, you have observed that during peak trading hours, a large number of user transactions are getting blocked, leading to user dissatisfaction. Which of the following strategies would BEST address the performance and blocking issues, while ensuring data consistency? A: Implement an optimistic concurrency control mechanism. B: Reduce the transaction isolation level to READ UNCOMMITTED. C: Break the transaction into two separate transactions D: Increase the database's buffer pool size. E: Implement row-level locking.
Medium DB2 Isolation Levels and Data Consistency Revisited Transactions Isolation Levels Data Consistency	Try practice test
Consider two users executing the following transactions concurrently on DB2: Transaction 1 (User A): Transaction 2 (User B): Table1 has thousands of records, and the value 'Value1' for Column1 is not unique in Table1. Both transactions are executed almost simultaneously with Transaction 2 executed a bit earlier. Considering the isolation levels set for the transactions, which of the following is the potential data inconsistency issue that might arise? A: A deadlock situation may occur. B: Transaction 1 will wait indefinitely for Transaction 2 to commit. C: Both transactions might update the same record leading to a lost update. D: Transaction 1 can experience a dirty read due to the changes made by Transaction 2.
Medium Optimizing Query Performance Indexing Query Optimization	Try practice test
You are managing a DB2 database which includes a table named `ORDERS`. The `ORDERS` table has a large volume of data and contains the following columns: `OrderID`, `CustomerID`, `OrderDate`, `ProductID`, `Quantity`. One of the frequently executed queries on the `ORDERS` table is: You are asked to optimize this query without changing its structure or the table schema. Which of the following strategies would MOST likely improve the performance of this query? A: Create a HASH index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. B: Create a CLUSTERED index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. C: Create a NONCLUSTERED index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. D: Create a CLUSTERED index on `OrderID`. E: Create a NONCLUSTERED index on `OrderID`.
Medium Transaction Handling and Error Recovery in DB2 SQL Programming Transactions Error Handling	Try practice test
Consider the following pseudocode in an IBM DB2 environment: This stored procedure is used to update the inventory of a particular item. If the `NewQuantity` input parameter is negative, the procedure signals an exception. There's also a handler declared for exceptions, which logs an error message. Given this scenario, if an error occurs during the UPDATE statement, which of the following will happen? A: The update operation will fail, an error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will remain unchanged. B: The update operation will succeed, no error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will be updated. C: The update operation will fail, an error message will be logged, but the quantity in the inventory will still be updated. D: The update operation will fail, no error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will remain unchanged. E: The update operation will succeed, an error message will be logged, but the quantity in the inventory will still be updated.
Medium Disposition Parameters JCL Syntax Dataset Management	Try practice test
Consider the following JCL snippet: In MYJOB, PROG1 in STEP1 uses the dataset MY.DS.INPUT with a disposition of (OLD,DELETE,KEEP). PROG2 in STEP2 also uses the dataset MY.DS.INPUT with a disposition of (NEW,PASS,DELETE). Assume that STEP1 executed successfully, but STEP2 failed during its execution. What would be the status of the dataset MY.DS.INPUT after the job MYJOB is run? A: MY.DS.INPUT will be deleted. B: MY.DS.INPUT will be kept and can be used by other jobs. C: MY.DS.INPUT will be newly created. D: MY.DS.INPUT will be available for the duration of the job, then deleted. E: MY.DS.INPUT status cannot be determined with the provided information.
Medium Execution Order and Return Codes Job Control Execution Order Return Codes	Try practice test
Consider a JCL job that needs to execute five steps: STEP01, STEP02, STEP03, STEP04, and STEP05. The steps represent data initialization, data processing, data validation, error handling, and job finalization respectively. The execution rules are as follows: 1. The job should always start with STEP01. 2. STEP02 should only execute if STEP01 completes successfully with a return code (RC) of 0. 3. STEP03 should always run after STEP02, irrespective of STEP02's return code. 4. STEP04 should only execute if either STEP02 or STEP03 fails, i.e., return a code not equal to 0. 5. STEP05 should always be the last step, and should only execute if all the previous steps were successful (each returning a code of 0). Given these rules, how would you design the JCL job using the IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF construct?

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium Decision Control Arithmetic Operations Decision Structures Data Types	2 mins COBOL	Try practice test
Consider the following COBOL program: What will the program display when it is executed?
	Medium Multi Dimensional Arrays Arrays Data Processing Subroutines	2 mins COBOL	Try practice test
Consider the following pseudocode snippet in COBOL: After executing this program, what will be the final state of StrArr?
	Medium VSAM File Processing in COBOL VSAM File Handling	2 mins COBOL	Try practice test
Consider the following COBOL code snippet. The program aims to read from a VSAM Key-Sequenced Data Set (KSDS) named 'CUSTOMER-FILE' which contains customer records. The program reads the file in ascending order by 'CUSTOMER-ID', performs some processing (not shown here), and then displays the 'CUSTOMER-NAME' of the last record read. Assuming there are no syntax errors and the 'CUSTOMER-FILE' is present and accessible, what will the program display as the last customer's name after executing this COBOL program? A: The program will display the name of the customer with the highest 'CUSTOMER-ID'. B: The program will display the name of the customer with the lowest 'CUSTOMER-ID'. C: The program will not display any customer name. D: The program will display the name of the first customer in the 'CUSTOMER-FILE'. E: The program will display an uninitialized or random 'LAST-NAME'.
	Medium Database Performance Tuning and Data Consistency Database Performance Tuning Transaction Management Locking Mechanisms	3 mins IBM DB2	Try practice test
Consider the following DB2 database scenario. You are managing a stock trading platform that uses a DB2 database to track user transactions and market prices. The database has two tables, Users and Stocks. A user transaction to buy a stock is a two-step process: 1. Decrease the user's balance in the Users table. 2. Increase the quantity of the stock owned by the user in the Stocks table. Both these steps need to be performed atomically to maintain data consistency. Recently, with the increase in the volume of transactions, you are experiencing performance issues. Additionally, you have observed that during peak trading hours, a large number of user transactions are getting blocked, leading to user dissatisfaction. Which of the following strategies would BEST address the performance and blocking issues, while ensuring data consistency? A: Implement an optimistic concurrency control mechanism. B: Reduce the transaction isolation level to READ UNCOMMITTED. C: Break the transaction into two separate transactions D: Increase the database's buffer pool size. E: Implement row-level locking.
	Medium DB2 Isolation Levels and Data Consistency Revisited Transactions Isolation Levels Data Consistency	2 mins IBM DB2	Try practice test
Consider two users executing the following transactions concurrently on DB2: Transaction 1 (User A): Transaction 2 (User B): Table1 has thousands of records, and the value 'Value1' for Column1 is not unique in Table1. Both transactions are executed almost simultaneously with Transaction 2 executed a bit earlier. Considering the isolation levels set for the transactions, which of the following is the potential data inconsistency issue that might arise? A: A deadlock situation may occur. B: Transaction 1 will wait indefinitely for Transaction 2 to commit. C: Both transactions might update the same record leading to a lost update. D: Transaction 1 can experience a dirty read due to the changes made by Transaction 2.
	Medium Optimizing Query Performance Indexing Query Optimization	2 mins IBM DB2	Try practice test
You are managing a DB2 database which includes a table named `ORDERS`. The `ORDERS` table has a large volume of data and contains the following columns: `OrderID`, `CustomerID`, `OrderDate`, `ProductID`, `Quantity`. One of the frequently executed queries on the `ORDERS` table is: You are asked to optimize this query without changing its structure or the table schema. Which of the following strategies would MOST likely improve the performance of this query? A: Create a HASH index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. B: Create a CLUSTERED index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. C: Create a NONCLUSTERED index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. D: Create a CLUSTERED index on `OrderID`. E: Create a NONCLUSTERED index on `OrderID`.
	Medium Transaction Handling and Error Recovery in DB2 SQL Programming Transactions Error Handling	3 mins IBM DB2	Try practice test
Consider the following pseudocode in an IBM DB2 environment: This stored procedure is used to update the inventory of a particular item. If the `NewQuantity` input parameter is negative, the procedure signals an exception. There's also a handler declared for exceptions, which logs an error message. Given this scenario, if an error occurs during the UPDATE statement, which of the following will happen? A: The update operation will fail, an error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will remain unchanged. B: The update operation will succeed, no error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will be updated. C: The update operation will fail, an error message will be logged, but the quantity in the inventory will still be updated. D: The update operation will fail, no error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will remain unchanged. E: The update operation will succeed, an error message will be logged, but the quantity in the inventory will still be updated.
	Medium Disposition Parameters JCL Syntax Dataset Management	2 mins IBM JCL	Try practice test
Consider the following JCL snippet: In MYJOB, PROG1 in STEP1 uses the dataset MY.DS.INPUT with a disposition of (OLD,DELETE,KEEP). PROG2 in STEP2 also uses the dataset MY.DS.INPUT with a disposition of (NEW,PASS,DELETE). Assume that STEP1 executed successfully, but STEP2 failed during its execution. What would be the status of the dataset MY.DS.INPUT after the job MYJOB is run? A: MY.DS.INPUT will be deleted. B: MY.DS.INPUT will be kept and can be used by other jobs. C: MY.DS.INPUT will be newly created. D: MY.DS.INPUT will be available for the duration of the job, then deleted. E: MY.DS.INPUT status cannot be determined with the provided information.
	Medium Execution Order and Return Codes Job Control Execution Order Return Codes	2 mins IBM JCL	Try practice test
Consider a JCL job that needs to execute five steps: STEP01, STEP02, STEP03, STEP04, and STEP05. The steps represent data initialization, data processing, data validation, error handling, and job finalization respectively. The execution rules are as follows: 1. The job should always start with STEP01. 2. STEP02 should only execute if STEP01 completes successfully with a return code (RC) of 0. 3. STEP03 should always run after STEP02, irrespective of STEP02's return code. 4. STEP04 should only execute if either STEP02 or STEP03 fails, i.e., return a code not equal to 0. 5. STEP05 should always be the last step, and should only execute if all the previous steps were successful (each returning a code of 0). Given these rules, how would you design the JCL job using the IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF construct?

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	Decision Control Arithmetic Operations Decision Structures Data Types	COBOL	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following COBOL program: What will the program display when it is executed?
	Multi Dimensional Arrays Arrays Data Processing Subroutines	COBOL	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following pseudocode snippet in COBOL: After executing this program, what will be the final state of StrArr?
	VSAM File Processing in COBOL VSAM File Handling	COBOL	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following COBOL code snippet. The program aims to read from a VSAM Key-Sequenced Data Set (KSDS) named 'CUSTOMER-FILE' which contains customer records. The program reads the file in ascending order by 'CUSTOMER-ID', performs some processing (not shown here), and then displays the 'CUSTOMER-NAME' of the last record read. Assuming there are no syntax errors and the 'CUSTOMER-FILE' is present and accessible, what will the program display as the last customer's name after executing this COBOL program? A: The program will display the name of the customer with the highest 'CUSTOMER-ID'. B: The program will display the name of the customer with the lowest 'CUSTOMER-ID'. C: The program will not display any customer name. D: The program will display the name of the first customer in the 'CUSTOMER-FILE'. E: The program will display an uninitialized or random 'LAST-NAME'.
	Database Performance Tuning and Data Consistency Database Performance Tuning Transaction Management Locking Mechanisms	IBM DB2	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following DB2 database scenario. You are managing a stock trading platform that uses a DB2 database to track user transactions and market prices. The database has two tables, Users and Stocks. A user transaction to buy a stock is a two-step process: 1. Decrease the user's balance in the Users table. 2. Increase the quantity of the stock owned by the user in the Stocks table. Both these steps need to be performed atomically to maintain data consistency. Recently, with the increase in the volume of transactions, you are experiencing performance issues. Additionally, you have observed that during peak trading hours, a large number of user transactions are getting blocked, leading to user dissatisfaction. Which of the following strategies would BEST address the performance and blocking issues, while ensuring data consistency? A: Implement an optimistic concurrency control mechanism. B: Reduce the transaction isolation level to READ UNCOMMITTED. C: Break the transaction into two separate transactions D: Increase the database's buffer pool size. E: Implement row-level locking.
	DB2 Isolation Levels and Data Consistency Revisited Transactions Isolation Levels Data Consistency	IBM DB2	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider two users executing the following transactions concurrently on DB2: Transaction 1 (User A): Transaction 2 (User B): Table1 has thousands of records, and the value 'Value1' for Column1 is not unique in Table1. Both transactions are executed almost simultaneously with Transaction 2 executed a bit earlier. Considering the isolation levels set for the transactions, which of the following is the potential data inconsistency issue that might arise? A: A deadlock situation may occur. B: Transaction 1 will wait indefinitely for Transaction 2 to commit. C: Both transactions might update the same record leading to a lost update. D: Transaction 1 can experience a dirty read due to the changes made by Transaction 2.
	Optimizing Query Performance Indexing Query Optimization	IBM DB2	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
You are managing a DB2 database which includes a table named `ORDERS`. The `ORDERS` table has a large volume of data and contains the following columns: `OrderID`, `CustomerID`, `OrderDate`, `ProductID`, `Quantity`. One of the frequently executed queries on the `ORDERS` table is: You are asked to optimize this query without changing its structure or the table schema. Which of the following strategies would MOST likely improve the performance of this query? A: Create a HASH index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. B: Create a CLUSTERED index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. C: Create a NONCLUSTERED index on `CustomerID` and `OrderDate`. D: Create a CLUSTERED index on `OrderID`. E: Create a NONCLUSTERED index on `OrderID`.
	Transaction Handling and Error Recovery in DB2 SQL Programming Transactions Error Handling	IBM DB2	Medium	3 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following pseudocode in an IBM DB2 environment: This stored procedure is used to update the inventory of a particular item. If the `NewQuantity` input parameter is negative, the procedure signals an exception. There's also a handler declared for exceptions, which logs an error message. Given this scenario, if an error occurs during the UPDATE statement, which of the following will happen? A: The update operation will fail, an error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will remain unchanged. B: The update operation will succeed, no error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will be updated. C: The update operation will fail, an error message will be logged, but the quantity in the inventory will still be updated. D: The update operation will fail, no error message will be logged, and the quantity in the inventory will remain unchanged. E: The update operation will succeed, an error message will be logged, but the quantity in the inventory will still be updated.
	Disposition Parameters JCL Syntax Dataset Management	IBM JCL	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider the following JCL snippet: In MYJOB, PROG1 in STEP1 uses the dataset MY.DS.INPUT with a disposition of (OLD,DELETE,KEEP). PROG2 in STEP2 also uses the dataset MY.DS.INPUT with a disposition of (NEW,PASS,DELETE). Assume that STEP1 executed successfully, but STEP2 failed during its execution. What would be the status of the dataset MY.DS.INPUT after the job MYJOB is run? A: MY.DS.INPUT will be deleted. B: MY.DS.INPUT will be kept and can be used by other jobs. C: MY.DS.INPUT will be newly created. D: MY.DS.INPUT will be available for the duration of the job, then deleted. E: MY.DS.INPUT status cannot be determined with the provided information.
	Execution Order and Return Codes Job Control Execution Order Return Codes	IBM JCL	Medium	2 mins	Try practice test
Consider a JCL job that needs to execute five steps: STEP01, STEP02, STEP03, STEP04, and STEP05. The steps represent data initialization, data processing, data validation, error handling, and job finalization respectively. The execution rules are as follows: 1. The job should always start with STEP01. 2. STEP02 should only execute if STEP01 completes successfully with a return code (RC) of 0. 3. STEP03 should always run after STEP02, irrespective of STEP02's return code. 4. STEP04 should only execute if either STEP02 or STEP03 fails, i.e., return a code not equal to 0. 5. STEP05 should always be the last step, and should only execute if all the previous steps were successful (each returning a code of 0). Given these rules, how would you design the JCL job using the IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF construct?

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Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment IBM Тест мейнфрейма in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the IBM Тест мейнфрейма from your dashboard by entering their email address.

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API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

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Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

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About the IBM Mainframe Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment IBM Mainframe Online Test?

The IBM Тест мейнфрейма makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Кобал знание программирования
Возможность писать и понимать заявления JCL
Знакомство с обработкой файлов vSAM
Понимание концепций DB2 и запросов SQL
Знание обработки транзакций CICS
Понимание иерархической базы данных IMS
Знакомство с языком ассемблера и кодированием
Уэстр на языке программирования RPG
Возможность писать и выполнять программы PL/I
Знание команд TSO и утилиты

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What topics are covered in the IBM Mainframe Online Test?

Cobol
Cobol, или общий бизнес-ориентированный язык, является языком программирования, используемого в основном для бизнес-приложений. Он известен своей читаемости и самодокументирующей природой, что позволяет программистам понять и поддерживать код. Тестирование навыков COBOL важно, так как он все еще широко используется во многих устаревших системах, а область знания в COBOL полезно для рабочих мест в банковских, страховых и государственных секторах. > JCL, или язык управления работой - это язык сценариев, используемый для определения и контроля заданий в среде мэйнфрейма IBM. Важно измерить навыки JCL в этом тесте, поскольку это имеет решающее значение для управления и выполнения партийных процессов, определения наборов данных и взаимодействия с другими компонентами мэйнфрейма. Наличие опыта в JCL обеспечивает плавное и эффективное выполнение задания в среде мэйнфрейма. Он обеспечивает эффективный доступ к большим объемам данных с помощью индексированных методов последовательного доступа. Тестирование навыков vSAM в этой оценке имеет решающее значение, поскольку они обычно используются для хранения и получения данных в приложениях мэйнфреймов. УэfFICTIONG в VSAM полезно для рабочих мест, включающих управление данными и обработку в средах мэйнфреймов. Он обеспечивает надежную и масштабируемую платформу для хранения, запроса и манипулирования данными. Измерение навыков DB2 в этом тесте важно, поскольку он широко используется в средах мэйнфреймов для управления базами данных и выполнения сложных операций данных. Употребление в DB2 полезно для рабочих мест, включающих администрирование базы данных и разработку в системах мэйнфреймов. Основные среды мэйнфрейма. Он предоставляет платформу для разработки и выполнения крупномасштабных, критически важных бизнес-приложений. Оценка навыков CICS в этой оценке имеет решающее значение, поскольку это важно для рабочих мест, включающих обработку онлайн -транзакций и создание масштабируемых и надежных приложений на мэйнфреймах. иерархическая система управления базами данных, используемая на мэйнфреймах IBM. Он обеспечивает надежную платформу для управления и доступа к большим объемам структурированных и неструктурированных данных. Тестирование навыков IMS в этой оценке важно, поскольку она широко используется в средах мэйнфреймов, особенно в таких отраслях, как финансы, телекоммуникации и здравоохранение. Свалить в IMS полезно для рабочих мест, включающих управление базами данных и разработку приложений в системах мэйнфреймов. интерфейсы. Это позволяет программистам напрямую доступ и манипулировать инструкциями на уровне машин. Включение навыков ассемблера в этот тест имеет решающее значение, поскольку он все еще используется в определенных средах мэйнфреймов для критических задач и аппаратных взаимодействий. Усположение в ассемблере полезно для рабочих мест, включающих оптимизацию, отладку и программирование низкого уровня в системах мэйнфреймов. Язык используется для бизнес -приложений на мэйнфреймах IBM. Он оптимизирован для обработки больших объемов данных и создания отчетов. Измерение навыков RPG в этом тесте важно, поскольку он все еще используется во многих устаревших системах мэйнфреймов, особенно в таких отраслях, как банковское дело и страхование. Условность RPG полезно для рабочих мест, включающих разработку бизнес-приложений и техническое обслуживание в средах мэйнфреймов. Язык, разработанный для научного, инженерного, бизнеса и системных программ. Он объединяет особенности различных языков программирования и поддерживает как процедурные, так и объектно-ориентированные парадигмы программирования. Тестирование навыков PL/I в этой оценке является ценным, поскольку он используется в средах мэйнфреймов для разработки сложных и критических приложений. Свалить в PL/I полезен для рабочих мест, включающих системные программирование, научный анализ и крупномасштабную разработку приложений. -Лейн интерфейс, предоставленный Mainframes IBM. Это позволяет пользователям взаимодействовать с операционной системой мэйнфрейма, выполнять команды и выполнять различные системы системы. Измерение навыков TSO в этом тесте важно, поскольку оно является фундаментальным для навигации и управления средами мэйнфреймов, включая доступ к файловой системе, управление заданиями и мониторинг системы. Свалить в TSO полезно для рабочих мест, включающих операции мэйнфреймов и системное администрирование. Он предоставляет настраиваемый и интерактивный интерфейс для управления файлами, редактирования программ и выполнения различных задач разработки и административных действий. Включение навыков ISPF в этом тесте важно, поскольку он широко используется для повседневных операций в средах мэйнфреймов. Условность в ISPF полезно для рабочих мест, включающих разработку программ, обслуживание системы и взаимодействие с ресурсами мэйнфреймов.
Full list of covered topics
The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for IBM Тест мейнфрейма to be based on.
Синтаксис COBOL
Типы данных в Cobol
Условные заявления в Cobol
Петля в коболе
Подпрограммы и процедуры
Обработка файлов COBOL
Обработка ошибок в Cobol
DB2 SQL Запросы
Создание и управление таблицами DB2
DB2 Индексы
DB2 сохраняемые процедуры
Работа с заявлениями JCL
JCL Utility Scholars
Заявления о контроле над работой JCL
Понимание наборов данных VSAM
Операции обработки файлов vSAM
CICS Основные концепции
CICS транзакции и программы
Концепции базы данных IMS
IMS Программные структуры
Ассемблер инструкции
Перемещение программы ассемблера
RPG -концепции программирования
Структуры данных RPG
PL/I объявления переменных
PL/I Manipulation Manipulation
TSO команды
Панели ISPF
Использование TSO в партийном режиме
Обработка наборов данных ISPF

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Разработчик мэйнфреймов
Мэйнфрейм программист
Аналитик по мэйнфреймам
Аналитик по операциям мэйнфреймов
Администратор мэйнфрейма

How is the IBM Mainframe Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Понимание панели ISPF и диспетчера диалогов
Опыт с обработкой партии мэйнфреймов
Способность писать и отлаживать программы COBOL-DB2
Условство в программировании COBOL-IMS
Знание утилит и процедуры JCL
Знакомство с методами доступа vSAM и областями управления
Опыт работы с системным программированием CICS
Понимание администрирования базы данных IMS
Условное знание макросов ассемблера и представления данных
Способность писать и отлаживать программы RPG-ILE
Знание структур данных PL/I и объявлений

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Могу ли я объединить несколько навыков в одну пользовательскую оценку?

Да, конечно. Пользовательские оценки настроены на основе вашей должности и будут включать вопросы по всем необходимым навыкам, которые вы указываете.

Есть ли у вас какие-либо функции против Chating или Proctoring?

У нас есть следующие функции антихиализации:

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IP Proctoring
Веб -прокторинг
Веб -камера Proctoring
Обнаружение плагиата
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Как мне интерпретировать результаты тестов?

Основная вещь, которую нужно помнить, это то, что оценка - это инструмент устранения, а не инструмент отбора. Оценка навыков оптимизирована, чтобы помочь вам устранить кандидатов, которые технически не имеют квалификации для этой роли, она не оптимизирована, чтобы помочь вам найти лучшего кандидата на роль. Таким образом, идеальный способ использования оценки - определить пороговый балл (обычно 55%, мы помогаем вам сравнить) и пригласить всех кандидатов, которые забивают выше порога для следующих раундов интервью.

На каком уровне опыта я могу использовать этот тест?

Каждая оценка Adaface настроена на ваш инструкции/ Идеальный кандидат (наши эксперты по предметам выберут правильные вопросы для вашей оценки из нашей библиотеки из 10000+ вопросов). Эта оценка может быть настроена для любого уровня опыта.

Каждый кандидат получает одинаковые вопросы?

Да, вам намного проще сравнить кандидатов. Варианты для вопросов MCQ и порядок вопросов рандомизированы. У нас есть против Chating/Proctoring. В нашем плане предприятия у нас также есть возможность создать несколько версий одной и той же оценки с вопросами аналогичных уровней сложности.