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bipinpeter

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 2:34 pm
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Does anyone have mainframe crosswords or site links?

Bipin Peter
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IQofaGerbil

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:19 pm
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Across
1. ON (anag.) (2)

Down
1. Opposite of yes (2)
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:51 am
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Hi,
I want the full mainframe crossword questions
Bipin Peter
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:01 pm
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Across

3. A scoring event in rugby when player touches ball down over line. (3)
T _ Y

Down

4. Largest search engine on Web (6)
_ _ O _ _ E
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:14 pm
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1. TRY
2. GOOGLE
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:43 pm
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Guys,

OP had asked for the mainframe crossword links and not normal crosswords.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:59 pm
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Try Cracking this Guys

The crossword is in the attachment and the clues below.

Across

1. A CICS transaction used to display individual message information similar to that provided in the CICS Messages & Codes manual.
3. Option used in changeman to Browse any package, component and relationships.
4. It establishes a a linkage between the application program and the DB2 data it accesses.
6. This version of mainframe OS introduced the concept of expanded memory.
8. This utility is used to improve access performance of a table space.
11.It indicates absence of a column value in a row.
13.Its one of the category of keys in CICS.
15. Most used type of VSAM file.
17. A data set utility used to create a PDS from a sequential data set.
19. a working storage variable with appropriate size to hold the range of an array
21. One of the parameter which can be coded both in job as well as exec statement.
26. Commonly used measure of CPU power.
27. The Name of the collection of access method modules which process sequential datasets.


Down
2. It contains the circuits necessary for performing arthemetic operations
5. Old name for Connect:Direct
7. This clause is used to tell the compiler what formats to use for specific fields
9. This command lets you proceed backward through a data set.
10. CECI is used to check this
12. A convenient and interactive way of testing sql statements before embedding them into the application program.
14. command used with map keyword in CICS
16. CICS command to pass control from one program to another.
18.This command is used to relinquish control and allow tasks higher on the active chain to proceed.
20.Used to end an instream procedure.
22.DB2 uses this type of index
23. Pre requisite for search all
24. Cobol verb used to combine two or more data sets.
25.Pre compiler's output in DB2
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:25 pm
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ACROSS
1. CMAC
6 . Z/OS
11. NULL
15. KSDS
17. IEBGENER
19. Index
21. REGION

DOWN
10. EXEC CICS
12. BIND
16. LINK and XCTL
20. PEND
23. table need to be sorted
24. MERGE
25. DBRM
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Aaru

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:15 am
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gigs,

That was a good try.

Across - 6 , 19, and Down - 10 , 12 were wrong !
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:05 pm
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ACROSS

1. CECI.
4. BIND PLAN
11. NULL
15. KSDS
17. IEBGENER
19. WS-COMMAREA
21. REGION

DOWN
2. CPU
7. PICTURE CLAUSE
10. MAPSET OR MAP
12. SPUFI
16. RETURN
14. SEND MAP
18. LINK
20. PEND
22. NORMAL INDEX
23. TABLE SHOULD BE IN SORTED ORDER
24. MERGE
25. DBRM
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Aaru

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:40 pm
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Aaru wrote:
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gigs,

That was a good try.

Across - 6 , 19, and Down - 10 , 12 were wrong !


Ahalya,

I just checked your answers for Across - 6 , 19, and Down - 10 , 12.


You got that DOWN 12 Correct..

Across - 6 , 19, and Down - 10 are wrong icon_sad.gif. Anyways Good Try.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:03 pm
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Hi Aaru,
I just checked your answers for Across - 6 , 19, and Down - 10 , 12.


what about other answers?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:22 pm
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ahalya,

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what about other answers?


For all other answers check gigs post at Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:25 pm .
All answers except these 4 were correct.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:30 am
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Final answers in the attached doc!
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