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Batch Programming Test
Test duration:
20
min
No. of questions:
10
Level of experience:
Entry Level/Mid/Senior

Batch Programming Test

The Batch Programming Test helps recruiters and hiring managers evaluate a candidate's expertise in designing and maintaining batch processing systems. It enables organizations to streamline hiring for data operations, ETL, and backend automation roles by validating skills in job scheduling, error recovery, logging, parallel execution, and performance tuning of batch scripts.

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Batch Programming Skills Test

Batch programming is a programming language that helps execute specific commands automatically at the level of an operating system such as DOS or Windows 7 / XP. Hence, a batch file is a stack of such commands and can be classified as an interpreter-based scripting language. Batch programming includes fundamental functions of a programming language, like IF, IF NOT, or WHILE, but you cannot program applications. The Batch programming skills test helps tech recruiters and hiring managers to assess candidates' batch programming skills. 

The Batch programming online test is designed by experienced subject matter experts (SMEs) to evaluate and hire Batch programmers as per the industry standards. Batch programming skills test helps tech recruiters assess candidate's batch programming skills. Batch programming online test contains questions based on topics like Creating your Own Commands / Menu, CL Command Attributes, Open Query File, Overriding File Attributes, Scope of Overrides, Using CL Programs for Displays, & more.

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Test Summary

The Batch programming skills test helps to screen the candidates who possess traits as follows:

  • Excellent experience in CL Programming and CL Commands
  • Knowledge of overriding file attributes and scope of overrides
  • Understanding CL programs for displays, running CL programs on RPG and creating own commands
  • Familiarity with error handling and messages in CL programs

The Batch programming online test is a secure and reliable candidate assessment. You can use our role-based access control feature to restrict system access based on the roles of individual users within the recruiting team. Features like window violation, image, audio & video proctoring help detect cheating during the test. 

This test may contain MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions), MAQs (Multiple Answer Questions), Fill in the Blanks, Whiteboard Questions, Audio / Video Questions, AI-LogicBox (AI-based Pseudo-Coding Platform), Coding Simulators, True or False Questions, etc.

Useful for hiring
  • Batch Programmer
  • RPG Analyst Programmer
  • Mainframes Batch & Console Operations Specialist
Test Duration
20
min
No. of Questions
10
Level of Expertise
Entry Level/Mid/Senior
Topics Covered
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Creating your Own Commands / Menu

This test evaluates candidates' skills in designing custom commands and menus to simplify and automate batch operations in IBM i environments.

CL Command Attributes

This test assesses candidates' understanding of Control Language (CL) command attributes, including syntax, parameter definitions, and execution behavior.
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Overriding File Attributes

This test evaluates candidates' ability to override file attributes at runtime, allowing for dynamic file handling in batch programs.
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Scope of Overrides

This test assesses candidates' knowledge of how file overrides behave in different scopes (job, program, activation group) and their impact on batch execution.
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Using CL Programs for Displays

This test evaluates candidates' proficiency in creating CL programs that interface with display files for user interaction during batch processing.
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Selective Prompting for Commands

This test assesses candidates' ability to implement selective prompting, allowing flexible and guided user input for command execution in batch jobs.
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You can customize this test by

Setting the difficulty level of the test

Choose easy, medium, or tricky questions from our skill libraries to assess candidates of different experience levels.

Combining multiple skills into one test

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questions to the test

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Requesting a tailor-made test

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