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This document contains 35 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of AS400 administration and monitoring. It covers topics like AS400 components and versions, commands, libraries, user profiles, output queues, writers, and batch jobs. Correct answers are provided for each question.

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MCQ Questions

This document contains 35 multiple choice questions assessing knowledge of AS400 administration and monitoring. It covers topics like AS400 components and versions, commands, libraries, user profiles, output queues, writers, and batch jobs. Correct answers are provided for each question.

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AS400 Admin and Monitoring Test

1. In AS400, AS stands for


a. Application System
b. Application Services
c. Asymmetric systems
d. Asymmetric Services

2. What is the latest version of OS/400 that is available in the market


a. V6R1
b. V7R1
c. V7R2
d. V7R3
e. V7R4

3. The contents of permanent storage are lost when the AS/400 is powered off.
a. True
b. False

4. As an operator at the end of each work day, you should:


a. Sign off the workstation
b. Power down AS/400
c. Perform an IPL
d. All of the above

5. What type of object stores spooled files that are waiting to be printed on an output
device?
a. *SPLQ
b. *PRTF
c. *PRTQ
d. *OUTQ

6. What is the command used to find all logical files based on one physical file?
a. DSPDBR
b. DSPOBJD
c. DSPPFM
d. a and b

7. Which of the following commands cannot be used on the command line?


a. RTVDTAARA
b. CRTDTAARA
c. CHGDTAARA
d. All the above

8. What does the command FNDSTRPDM do?


a. Searches for the member in source physical file
b. Searches for particular string in a member or file
c. Searches for objects in a library
d. None
9. What is the command used to see the messages in message file?
a. CRTMSGF
b. DSPMSGF
c. WRKMSGF
d. None

10. QGPL stands for general purpose library.


a. True
b. False

11. To change current library to your personal library AMINEM: 


a. CHGCURLIB    AMINEM
b. CHGLIBRARY AMINEM
c. CURLIB AMINEM
d. None

12.  IBM supplied Subsystem QSPL Supports:


a. Supports Interactive, Batch and communication jobs.
b. Supports Interactive jobs.
c. Supports reader and writer jobs.
d. Supports all communication jobs.

13. What do the initials "IPL" stand for?


a. Initiate Power Loss
b. Input Processing Language
c. Initiate People Leaving
d. Initial Program Load

14. To do an unattended IPL, which position should the key be in on the control panel of a C,
D, E, or F model?
a. Normal
b. Manual
c. Service

15. You should verify there is no activity on the system before powering down.
a. True
b. False

16. If the system needs to be powered down immediately, what is the recommended
procedure?
a. Toggle the power switch on the AS/400 control panel
b. Execute the PWRDWNSYS command with *IMMED option
c. Unplug the AS/400

17. When displaying a diskette or tape contents, which value for the data type field must be
specified to display object names, save dates, etc.?
a. *LABELS
b. *SAVRST

18. What command should you use to determine the type of tape drive on the system?
a. WRKDEVD TC
b. WRKDEVD T1
c. WRKDEVD T*
d. All
19. A message can be sent to or displayed for any workstation or user ID.
a. True
b. False

20. If additional information is needed for a message, move the cursor to the message and
press:
a. F4
b. Enter
c. Help or F1 from a PC keyboard

21. Which of the following commands will display all the spool files on your system?
a. WRKSPLF and press F4.
b. WRKSPLF *ALL and press Enter.
c. WRKOUTQ and press F4.
d. WRKWTR and press Enter.

22. Which of the following commands will display only the spool files within the output queue
for printer P1?
a. WRKSPLF *ALL
b. WRKOUTQ P1
c. WRKOUTQ
d. WRKWTR P1

23. For day-to-day operations, what should be the status of any output queue?
a. HLD
b. RLS

24. The Current library field for an IBM user profile should have a value of:
a. DBLIBR
b. SALIBR
c. QSYS

25. To list all IBM user profiles, at a command line, type:


a. WRKUSRPRF *ALL and press Enter.
b. DSPUSRPRF and press Enter.

26. The majority of dealership personnel will be user class:


a. *USER
b. *SYSOPR
c. *SECADM
d. *PGMR

27. Which user class is allowed to add/delete/change any IBM user profile? (Assume each
user class has all their default special authorities.)
a. *SECADM
b. *SECOFR
c. *PGMR

28. The user class "*USER" with system authorities "*ALLOBJ" and "*SAVSYS," can delete,
hold, display and release others output.
a. True
b. False

29. IBM user profiles are located in which library?


a. DBLIBR
b. SALIBR
c. QSYS
d. QUSRSYS

30. What is the name of the library that contains the IBM operating system?
a. QSYS
b. DBLIBR
c. SALIBR

31. What is another name for a print job?


a. Output Queue
b. Writer
c. Spool File

32. A writer must be assigned to an output queue for the spool files in the output queue to
actually print.
a. True
b. False

33. Spool files are removed one at a time from an output queue following which principle?
a. LIFO - Last In First Out
b. FIFO - First In First Out

34. A spool file goes to a writer before it goes to an output queue.


a. True
b. False

35. Batch jobs require one-on-one interaction between the user and the AS/400.
a. True
b. False

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