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Job Control Language (JCL) statements are Used to___________________?

Correct answer: B. Specify, to the operating system, the beginning and end of a job in a batch

  • A. Allocate the CPU to a job
  • B. Specify, to the operating system, the beginning and end of a job in a batch
  • C. Read the input from the slow-speed card reader to the high-speed magnetic disk
  • D. All of the above

Explanation

JCL tells a batch operating system where a job starts and ends and describes how it should be run. It does not directly allocate the CPU or perform the physical transfer from a card reader to disk.

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