z/OS Architecture 1.9

Duration

4 hours

Overview

Audience

Technical support personnel and senior programmers who require knowledge of z/Architecture for use in planning, problem resolution, and advanced programming techniques.

Prerequisites

Completion of the "z/OS Concepts and Components" course and knowledge of data processing concepts.

Objectives

After completing this course the student should be able to:
• Identify the purposes of different bits within the PSW
• Identify the different interruption types
• List the functions performed by the supervisor
• Identify virtual storage components and their elements
• Recognize the method used to translate virtual addresses into real addresses
• Identify the names and purposes of the areas and regions within the z/OS address space
• List the functions performed by SRM in relation to balancing system loads
• Display and alter message processing facility settings

Course Content