IBM C9050-548 Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Exam Code/Number: C9050-548
Exam Name/Title: IBM Certified Database Administrator - IBM IMS
Certification Provider: IBM
Corresponding Certification: IBM Certified Database Administrator

Exam Questions: 85
Updated On: Sep 10, 2026

Question #1

What is the DB2 journal?

A. The DB2 journal is a free newsletter that is published monthly to subscribers and that has articles of
interest to DBAs.

B. The DB2 journal is a GUI that displays historical information about tasks, database actions and
operations, control center actions, messages, and alerts in your DB2 database.

C. The DB2 journal is a feature that allows for commands in a transaction to be rolled back. All commands
that have been executed in a particular transaction can be undone using the DB2journal.

D. DB2 does not have a journal.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #2

What is the role of the DB2 task center?

A. The task center does not exist in DB2.

B. The DB2 task center is used to run or schedule tasks and to notify people about the status of
completed tasks.

C. The DB2 task center displays all tasks that were completed to create your DB2 database. It allows you
to make changes to the DB2 metadata only.

D. The DB2 task center is an automated feature in the DB2 product that monitors the heath of your DB2
database and executes tasks that maintain the health of your database. When they have been executed,
tasks are listed for your review.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #3

A database must be registered with DBRC in order for IMS to permit what?

A. IRLM to be used as the lock manager

B. Data compression

C. Logging

D. Data sharing

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #4

What does the SQL SELECT statement do?

A. The SQL SELECT statement allows the DBA to create table structures and pre-populate those table
structures with database metadata.

B. The SQL SELECT statement is used to return the status of the health of the database in the health
DB2 health center application.

C. The SQL SELECT statement is not used in DB2 because DB2 is a hierarchical database.

D. The SQL SELECT statement is used to return rows of data from your database table or tables.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #5

Which one of the following options is CORRECT about DB2 pureScale feature?

A. DB2 pureScale persists data in the cluster caching facilities (CFs).

B. DB2 pureScale uses the same concept of HADR where the data is replicated from a primary database
to a standby database.

C. DB2 pureScale reduces the risk and cost associated with growing your distributed database solution by
providing extreme capacity and application transparency.

D. DB2 pureScale is only available for DB2 Express-C and DB2 Advanced Enterprise Edition.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #6

What information is NOT included as part of a DB PCB returned to an application program?

A. Segment Name

B. Database Name

C. Segment Length

D. Status Code

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #7

What is DB2 Express-C?

A. DB2 Express-C is a no-charge data server version of the DB2 Express edition for thecommunity.

B. DB2 Express-C is latest version of DB2 Express, which follows the former versions DB2Express-A and
DB2 Express-B.

C. DB2 Express-C is not an existing product.

D. DB2 Express-C is the command-line interface for the DB2 Express product.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #8

What are some of the benefits of DB2 Express?

A. DB2 Express has affordable licensing terms with all of the core features of the DB2 engine.

B. DB2 Express is designed for development and testing. It is not used as a production database.

C. DB2 Express is fastest and most powerful DB2 edition.

D. DB2 Express is a tool that allows DBAs to quickly solve complex database issues.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #9

How does automatic storage work in DB2?

A. Automatic storage simplifies storage management by allowing you to specify storage paths where the
database manager can place table space data.

B. Automatic storage allows automatic allocation of free space in memory for optimizing query execution.

C. Automatic storage is a function of DB2 that allows tables to be backed up automatically on a set
schedule.

D. Automatic storage is an option which is set when you create a DB2 database. It allows transactions
that are executed to be automatically committed.

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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