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Answers to Test Questions
Chapter 2 Test Answers
1. SORT.PUB.SYS or SORT
2. a. is false.
b. is false.
c. is true.
3. LISTREDO
4. a. is LISTREDO;UNN
b. is LISTREDO or LISTREDO;ABS
c. is LISTREDO;REL
5. An absolute listing numbers the command lines in consecutive,
ascending order (1, 2, 3...). A relative listing numbers the
command lines in order relative to the current command line. In
other words, the last command entered would be -1, the one before
it would be -2, and so on.
6. It reexecutes the last command entered--the last command in the
history stack.
7. DO -3
a. DO 3
8. a. is true.
b. is false.
c. is false.
9. a. Because you may not specify positional parameters in a command
line after having specified a keyword parameter.
b. Because the new syntax, which allows for positional
parameters, does not apply to any commands except those new to
MPE XL.
Chapter 3 Test Answers
1. PRINT BARNEY,*PRINTER or
PRINT FROM=BARNEY;OUT=*PRINTER
2. CHGROUP LABS
3. You are put into your home group.
4. COPY SALES,SALEINFO or
COPY FROM=SALES;TO=SALEINFO
5. a. Would ask if you wanted the existing file to be purged.
b. Would write over the existing file without asking you.
c. Would terminate the COPY process without asking you.
6. COPY DATA.MARKET,DATA1 or
COPY FROM=DATA.MARKET;TO=DATA1
Chapter 4 Test Answers
1. SETCATALOG UDC2;DELETE
a. SETCATALOG UDC5;APPEND
2.
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| | UDC | Com. File |
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| a. Must be cataloged. | X | |
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| b. Is invoked by file name. | | X |
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| c. Should be used for stable commands. | X | |
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| d. Can be invoked at logon via a UDC. | X | X |
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| e. Invoked by a command header. | X | |
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| f. Can be easily PURGEd. | | X |
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| g. Can be separated in a file by one or more asterisks (*). | X | |
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| h. Is not invoked by a file name. | X | |
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| i. Can contain parameters. | X | X |
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3. Add the following to the end of the UDC:
OPTION RECURSION
LF
4.
SHOW
OPTION NOLIST
SHOWME
LISTF
OPTION LIST
SHOWCATALOG
OPTION RECURSION
ST
***
5. a. File S
SHOWME
SHOWTIME
User enters S at the prompt.
b. File SHOW
S
LISTF
User enters SHOW at the prompt.
6. a. The CALC UDC
b. The CALC command
c. Your own DOIT command
7. The answer is c. XEQ DOIT
Chapter 5 Test Answers
1. The answers are b. and c.
2. Note that in the answers below a space or semicolon may be used in
place of the comma.
a.
SETVAR X,250
SHOWVAR X
DELETEVAR X
b.
SETVAR Z_A,"1.25"
SHOWVAR Z_A
DELETEVAR Z_A
3. The answer is b. setvar x,'Pat'
4. The answer is b. input hpprompt,'New Prompt?'
5. MPE XL Commands Reference Manual
6.
SETVAR HPREDOSIZE,10
SHOWVAR HPREDOSIZE
SETVAR HPREDOSIZE,20
SHOWVAR HPREDOSIZE
7. SETVAR HPPATH,"!HPPATH,TARK"
or
SETVAR HPPATH,"!!HPGROUP,PUB,PUB.SYS,TARK"
Enter COMFILE at the prompt.
8. ECHO !ARN_WILK
9. SETVAR Y,!!X
10. Recursive dereferencing
Chapter 6 Test Answers
1. CALC 96/8
2. CALC "light" + "ing"
3. a. CALC A + B
b. SETVAR X,A + B
ECHO !X or :SHOWVAR X
c. ECHO ![A + B]
4. True
Chapter 7 Test Answers
1. Yes, but only if you have PH capability. Just execute RUN
CI.PUB.SYS and it will put you into a second level of the CI.
2. BYE
3. Execute
CI
SHOWVAR HPCIDEPTH
three times,
then execute
EXIT
SHOWVAR HPCIDEPTH
three times.