LSO  

Course	Large Systems Organization (LSO)
Level	Introductory
Overview	The participants will be introduced to large IBM systems. MVS components, their capabilities, functioning and their inter-relationships will be discussed. This is an entry-level classroom course.
Objective	Participants will get to know about - Hardware components of a large IBM computer system Functioning of MVS File management features of a large IBM system The basics of hierarchical and relational databases Concepts of data communication in a large system environment Basic features of TSO, ISPF and transaction managers.
Duration	One & Half (1.5) days: (09.30AM till 17.30AM)
Participant's Profile	Computer professionals who are new to mainframes are the primary audience for this course. This is an entry level course and is not meant for experienced mainframe professionals.
Prerequisite	Data processing concepts.
Follow-on session	Lab sessions on TSO & ISPF are recommended after this course.
Course Contents	Day – 1 Introduction Large computer systems Hardware Components Central Electronic Complex units Input / Output subsystem Communication subsystem Operating system Characteristics Evolution of MVS MVS components Basic Control Program Job Entry Subsystem Security mechanisms File management Types of datasets MVS access methods VSAM Catalogs Day – 2 Database management DBMS characteristics Database models IMS database DB2 database Database administration Data communication Concepts and definitions Distributed processing Modifying procedures Interactive processing Time sharing TSO / ISPF Transaction processing CICS / IMS TM Batch processing Job processing Job Control Language