Course Description (By Curriculum)
3 to 4 hours
Personnel requiring training in basic VSE Operations or knowledge of the VSE system
Basic knowledge of data processing concepts
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Define the concepts of an operating system
• Recognize the components of a VSE system
• Define virtual storage and power
• Identify VSE utilities
Introduction to Operating Systems
History of DOS, DOS/VSE and VSE/ESA
Multi-programming
Partitions and Address Spaces
Task Selection
Virtual Storage and Paging
Program Modes - Real and Virtual
VSE/POWER - Spooling, Job Scheduling
Libraries, Sub-Libraries, and Members
System and Private Libraries
File Organization:
- Sequential
- Indexed Sequential
- Direct Organization
Access Methods
Ditto
Sort/ Merge
IDCAMS
VSE Librarian
VTAM
CICS
What Is JCL and Why Is It Used?
Format of JCL Statements
