- Duration
- 1.5 hours
This assessment measures your general knowledge of basic PL/I programming and processes. It contains 40 questions that will take approximately 90 minutes to complete, with the pass-mark set at 70%.
The assessment is designed for IT staff who work or plan to work with the PL/I programming language in a z/OS environment.
A good general knowledge of PL/I concepts, PL/I programming syntax, and the statements associated with data declarations and program flow.
The following Interskill courses have been used as reference for this assessment:
- PL/1 Fundamentals and Data Representation
- PL/1 Accessing Data in Files
Additional on-the-job training in the areas above should also be undertaken to prepare you for scenario based questions that have been included in this assessment.
This assessment covers the following topics:
- PL/I Syntax
- Data Declarations
- Conditions
- Stream and Record Data Transmission
- Program Structure
- Arithmetic and Arithmetic Functions
- Managing Strings
- Flow Control
Questions have been created to Enterprise PL/I for z/OS 5.1 level.
