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IBM C2090-548 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | IBM IMS Database Administrator (C2090-548) |
| Exam Number: | C2090-548 |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Certified Application Developer - IMS IBM Certified System Programmer - IMS |
| Exam Price: | Varies by region and delivery provider |
| Passing Score: | Not publicly disclosed |
| Exam Format: | Scenario-based questions, Multiple choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Real Exam Qty: | Not publicly disclosed (varies by exam version) |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Typically 3 years (IBM certifications may vary by program updates) |
| Exam Duration: | Not publicly standardized (typically around 90 minutes) |
| Recommended Training: | IBM IMS Training Courses |
| Exam Registration: | IBM Certification Portal |
| Sample Questions: | ![]() |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or test center (varies by region and IBM testing partner) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended experience with IBM IMS database systems; prior IMS administration or development experience is strongly suggested but not strictly required |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/training/certification |
IBM C2090-548 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Performance and Tuning | - Performance monitoring
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| IMS Environment and Architecture | - IMS system components and structure
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| Database Recovery and Availability | - High availability concepts
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| Security and Access Control | - Access control mechanisms
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| Database Definition and Management | - Database maintenance
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C2090-548 Exam FAQ: IBM Candidates' Top Questions
At its core, the C2090-548 exam is IBM's gatekeeper for the IBM Certified Database Administrator - IMS certification — a Professional-level credential. It examines how well you apply the IBM Certified Database Administrator - IBM IMS objectives to realistic scenarios, which is why hands-on candidates tend to outperform pure memorizers. The credential also links into a wider path covering IBM Certified System Programmer - IMS, IBM Certified Application Developer - IMS, so it works as both a standalone achievement and a stepping stone. In a market where certificates increasingly signal ability, passing C2090-548 is a concrete, verifiable upgrade to your professional profile.
The IBM Certified Database Administrator - IBM IMS exam draws its questions from 5 domains, starting with Database Definition and Management, Database Recovery and Availability, and IMS Environment and Architecture. Smart candidates read weightings as a resource map: heavy domains get the deepest practice, light domains get efficient review. You'll find the complete domain list in the exam topics section above — let it drive your schedule.
The IBM Certified Database Administrator - IBM IMS exam fits Not publicly disclosed (varies by exam version) questions into Not publicly standardized (typically around 90 minutes). Convert that into a pace before exam day: total minutes divided by question count gives you a per-item budget, and the discipline to flag-and-return when something overruns it. Practicing under a live timer — the Real4Prep test engines run one on every session — turns that discipline into reflex, so the clock works for you instead of against you.
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Officially, the IBM Certified Database Administrator - IBM IMS exam uses these formats: Multiple choice, Scenario-based questions. Formats shape strategy — long scenario stems reward reading the final question sentence first, while multi-select items punish partial knowledge. The fix is exposure: Real4Prep's 85 practice questions rehearse you in every listed format until the mechanics are second nature and only the content demands your attention.
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IBM Certified Database Administrator - IBM IMS Sample Questions:
Which of the following options does NOT describe a benefit of DB2's Row Compression?
- A. Compression allows you to cache more data in the buffer pools using the same amount of space.
- B. Compression allows you to retrieve the same amount of data using fewer disk operations (I/O).
- C. Compression allows you to reduce CPU workload because there is less data to process.
- D. Compression allows you to store the same amount of data in less space, which can significantly save storage costs.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
What is a buffer pool in DB2?
- A. A buffer pool is a logical storage grouping composed of one or more containers.
- B. A buffer pool is a DB2 component that manages connections to databases.
- C. A buffer pool is a pool of connection buffers that increases performance of applications connecting to the DB2 server.
- D. A buffer pool is an area of main memory that has been allocated by the database manager for the purpose of caching table and index data asit is read from the physical media.
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A database must be registered with DBRC in order for IMS to permit what?
- A. Logging
- B. IRLM to be used as the lock manager
- C. Data sharing
- D. Data compression
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
What is the purpose of the Adaptive, self-tuning memory allocation feature in DB2?
- A. This feature will help to reduce the task of configuring your DB2 server by continuously updating configuration parameters, resizing buffer pools, and dynamically determining the total amount of memory to be used by the database.
- B. This feature does not exist in DB2.
- C. The purpose of this feature is for the system to deliver to you a report of tuning specifications for the database so that you can update the configuration parameters by hand.
- D. This feature will detect memory allocation expansion in the database and deliver a warning to the DBA to let them know when the database is nearing a threshold space allocation limit.
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which one of the following options is TRUE about DB2 pureScale?
- A. A DB2 pureScale installation is only supported on AIX platform.
- B. DB2 pureScale feature supports multiple interconnects for the cluster caching facilities (CFs).
- C. DB2 pureScale feature supports multiple interconnects for both members and cluster caching facilities (CFs).
- D. DB2 pureScale feature does not support range-partitioning tables.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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