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venkat
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:23 am    Post subject: Interview Questions - I Reply with quote

1)Could You Explain why we are going for Db2 Instead of VSAM


2)Which One will take more time------IS it IDCAMS,SYNCSORT OR SORT.


3)How will You estimate the LOC(Lines of code) for this case.

LOC------1000
Addition---50
Deletion---50
Changes----50
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Venkat,

I have a lot of patience dealing with newbie questions. I asked if your questions are a part of interview questions in this topic.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=3125

You never answered that question and on the top of it you came with dozens of questions.

Well let me see if I can answer your questions.

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1.)Could You Explain why we are going for Db2 Instead of VSAM


Duh !! that is very simple . DB2 has only 3 alphabets in it, whereas VSAM has 4 alphabets in it. Do you know how much time/energy it takes to write/spell/memorize an extra alphabet?

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2)Which One will take more time------IS it IDCAMS,SYNCSORT OR SORT.


hmm this is tough one !!

IDCAMS has CAM in it and I always had hard time Operating my CAMcorder. So I would rule that out.

I always had trouble syncing my lotus notes calendar onto my palm pilot. So I would avoid that too.

So I am only left with SORT. I will take that

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3)How will You estimate the LOC(Lines of code) for this case.

LOC------1000
Addition---50
Deletion---50
Changes----50



Huh ! so you really beleive that I cannot add numbers ! Is deletion considered as subtraction ?
Code:

If deletion = subtraction
   result = loc + addition - deletion + changes
else
   result = loc + addition + deletion + changes
end-if


Phew ! I hate numbers !!

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Brian
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kolusu,

You have been an amazing teacher. Believe me .. i learnt something new today.
Happy Dushera to all my Indian friends.

Cheers
Brian
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 4:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:

If deletion = subtraction
result = loc + addition - deletion + changes
else
result = loc + addition + deletion + changes
end-if


I found something here.if deletion = subtraction then
result should not consider the changes. Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Actually, I think the exact logic is
Code:
if considered_important(lines_of_code)
  do
     Call project_manager_is_an_idiot()
     newjob=find_sensible_place_to_work()
     Start(newjob) /* start new job as new task */
     Quit
  end
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have been tasked with coming up with interview questions (as our company is outsourcing 30-80% of our current work force). India, Poland, China are all in play. At any rate coming up with good interview questions (in my case for an MVS systems programmer) is not the easiest thing to do and takes time. However in this post, if these were the interview questions asked then in my opinion they are extremely poor, worse than poor... whatever that is. Sad
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

taltyman, I couldn't agree more! One of my major gripes with these so-called "Interview" questions is that they seem to be extremely un-realistic in their scope. You've seen the same questions, I'm sure:

- How to run only steps 2, 4, and 6 of a job.
- How many ways can parameters be passed from a job to a COBOL program.
- How can a job be scheduled to run at a future time.
- How to date and/or time-stamp a dataset.
- etc., etc.

Maybe these tests are being given as aptitude assessments for potential candidates that lack specific technical skills, as a way to determine where in the IT organization they best fit in.

From what I've been seeing, and from past experiences with testing potential candidates, it seems like it would be a good idea to use multiple variations of test questions to avoid potential cheating.
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