Introduction to the MVS Operating System

370 Architecture and Multi-Processing

CPU
Main Storage
Multi-Programming
Supervisor (O/S)
Tightly and Loosely Coupled Multi-Processing

Virtual Storage Concepts

Address Spaces - Nucleus/ Private/ Common
PSA/ PLPA/ FLPA/ MLPA/ LSQA/ SWA/ SQA
System/ User Region
Dataspaces
Real and Virtual Storage
External Page Storage
Paging
Dynamic Address Translator
Page Frame Table
Real/ Auxiliary Storage Manager

System Data Sets

Page and Swap Data Sets
Dump Data Sets
Master Catalog, Load Libraries
SYS1.LOGREC, SYS1.NUCLEUS
SYS1.PARMLIB, SYS1.SVCLIB
PLPA/LPA, SYS1.MACLIB
SYS1.PROCLIB, SYS1.VTAMLST

Compilers, Link Editors, and Utilities

COBOL, PL/1, Assembler, FOCUS, Natural, IDMS
Load Library
AMS/ IDCAMS
Utilities

Introduction to Spooling and JES2

Basic Concept of Spooling

JES2 Concepts and Facilities

Entering Commands
Customizing JES2
Job Log
Job Numbers

Introduction to IBM Communications

System Network Architecture
Controllers, Modems, Transmission
Speed and Direction

Components of a VTAM Network

Line Discipline
Applications Used On a Network
SNA Concepts and Facilities
Logical and Physical Units
Domains and Sub-areas

Sessions, Controllers, and the NCP

Sessions
Network Control Program

Introduction to CICS/VS

CICS/ VTAM Overview

Components of a CICS System

Online, Inquiry, Update, and Data Entry
Message Switching
Transactions and Tasks

CICS Intercommunication and Transactions

Intercommunication between Systems
Multi-Region Operation (MRO)
Inter-System Communication (ISC)
CICS Supplied Transactions

Display Explanations

Displaying Data Sets, Displaying Programs
Displaying Terminals, Displaying Tasks
Displaying Transactions