Customer Information Control System

[SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]CICS Overview and Functions[/COLOR][/SIZE]

CICS is called as Customer Information Control System. The main functionality of CICS is it acts as an interface between the Operating System and application programs.

[SIZE=3][COLOR=#0000ff][B]Functions of CICS[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
[LIST][*]Acts as interface between operating system and application programs.[*]Does the function of data communication and therefore handle data. In other words CICS can support number of terminals or systems and acts as a data communication system between them.[*]Take care of application program functions along with that take care of system functions also[*]Also help in the task of monitoring[*]Acts as a specialized operating system by providing environment for the execution of online application programs.[*]CICS handles file management itself and so there is no need for statements like READ ,WRITE,OPEN[/LIST][url=http://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/mainframe/cics-overview-and-functions.html]CICS Overview and Functions[/url]

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good one :)