ENT SYS-QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
z/OS TEST
List several differences and similarities between the z/OS and UNIX
operating systems. - ANSWER Differences:
UNIX z/OS
(i) boot the system
& IPL the system
(ii) Files and directories
& Sequential datasets and partitioned datasets
(iii) bytes oriented format
& record format
Similarities:
Run applications in Java, C, COBOL, and soon Both systems allow data
stored in memory to be shared among processes. Both systems have
the concepts of virtual memory management.
How would you characterize the physical size of a mainframe computer
(not including its I/O (or peripheral) equipment)?
A) About the size of a pickup truck
B) About the size of a large refrigerator
C) About the size of a large hotel ballroom
D) About the size of a desktop computer
E) About the size of a microwave oven - ANSWER B
Which mainframe job/role would you expect to perform software
customization, capacity planning and performance tuning?
A) End User
B) Application Developer
C) Systems programmer
D) System Operator
E) Database Administrator - ANSWER C
, A number of non-mainframe computer systems are available today
which claim to be "mainframe like" or provide the same value as
mainframes.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER True
The S/360 eliminated several problems that were inherent in computers
that preceded it including: the inability to upgrade to a larger computer,
proprietary and incompatible peripheral interfaces, and the ability to run
both engineering and commercial work on the same computer.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER A
The "360" in the name "System/360" is a reference to what?
A) The 360 degrees of a compass
B) The revenue expected to be generated by S/360 sales ($360 Million)
C) None of the above
D) The projected number of systems that were expected to be sold (360)
E) Nothing, it is an arbitrary number that "sounds good" for marketing -
ANSWER A
Which customer enterprises would likely be interested in the System z
On/Off Capacity on Demand feature?
A) Customer enterprises that would like to deploy new applications with
temporary extra capacity
B) All of the above
C) Customer enterprises that would like to pilot new applications with
temporary extra capacity
D) Customer enterprises with a need for predictable short term capacity
growth
E) Customer enterprises with a need for unpredictable capacity growth -
ANSWER B
Since its introduction in 1964, the IBM mainframe has
A) Evolved and in many ways leads in delivering modern computing
technologies
B) Remained stagnant
z/OS TEST
List several differences and similarities between the z/OS and UNIX
operating systems. - ANSWER Differences:
UNIX z/OS
(i) boot the system
& IPL the system
(ii) Files and directories
& Sequential datasets and partitioned datasets
(iii) bytes oriented format
& record format
Similarities:
Run applications in Java, C, COBOL, and soon Both systems allow data
stored in memory to be shared among processes. Both systems have
the concepts of virtual memory management.
How would you characterize the physical size of a mainframe computer
(not including its I/O (or peripheral) equipment)?
A) About the size of a pickup truck
B) About the size of a large refrigerator
C) About the size of a large hotel ballroom
D) About the size of a desktop computer
E) About the size of a microwave oven - ANSWER B
Which mainframe job/role would you expect to perform software
customization, capacity planning and performance tuning?
A) End User
B) Application Developer
C) Systems programmer
D) System Operator
E) Database Administrator - ANSWER C
, A number of non-mainframe computer systems are available today
which claim to be "mainframe like" or provide the same value as
mainframes.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER True
The S/360 eliminated several problems that were inherent in computers
that preceded it including: the inability to upgrade to a larger computer,
proprietary and incompatible peripheral interfaces, and the ability to run
both engineering and commercial work on the same computer.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER A
The "360" in the name "System/360" is a reference to what?
A) The 360 degrees of a compass
B) The revenue expected to be generated by S/360 sales ($360 Million)
C) None of the above
D) The projected number of systems that were expected to be sold (360)
E) Nothing, it is an arbitrary number that "sounds good" for marketing -
ANSWER A
Which customer enterprises would likely be interested in the System z
On/Off Capacity on Demand feature?
A) Customer enterprises that would like to deploy new applications with
temporary extra capacity
B) All of the above
C) Customer enterprises that would like to pilot new applications with
temporary extra capacity
D) Customer enterprises with a need for predictable short term capacity
growth
E) Customer enterprises with a need for unpredictable capacity growth -
ANSWER B
Since its introduction in 1964, the IBM mainframe has
A) Evolved and in many ways leads in delivering modern computing
technologies
B) Remained stagnant
