z/OS Concepts and Components 1.11

Duration

4 to 5 hours

Overview

Audience

Operations, programming, and technical support personnel requiring z/OS training. This course provides a
broad introduction to many aspects of the z/OS environment.

Prerequisites

None.

Objectives

After completing this course the student should be able to:
• Identify the characteristics of an operating system that make multiprogramming possible
• Identify the names and functions of commonly used z/OS system components
• Recognize terminology associated with I/O operations
• List the components associated with multiprocessing

Course Content

MVS Evolution

Early Computer Systems
The Supervisor
Input/Output Fundamentals
Multiprogramming
SPOOL
Virtual Storage
TSO, VTAM, and ISPF

Major Components of the z/OS System

Subsystems
Job Control Language
TSO/E and ISPF
VTAM and TCP/IP
The Workload Manager
The System Log
System Automation
CICS, IMS, DB2, MQ, RACF
SMS/HSM

Compilers, Binders, and Utilities

Compilers
The Binder
Utility Programs

How z/OS Processes I/O

The I/O Operation
Data Paths
z/OS I/O Services

Basic z/Architecture Multiprocessing

Multiprocessing
Coupling

z/OS Concepts and Components Mastery Test