18CS61 System Software and Compilers syllabus for CS



A d v e r t i s e m e n t

Module-1 Introduction to System Software 10 hours

Introduction to System Software, Machine Architecture of SIC and SIC/XE.

 

Assemblers:

Basic assembler functions, machine dependent assembler features, machine independent assembler features, assembler design options. Basic Loader Functions Text book 1: Chapter 1: 1.1,1.2,1.3.1,1.3.2, Chapter2 : 2.1 to 2.4, Chapter 3 ,3.1 RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module-2 Introduction 10 hours

Introduction:

Language Processors, The structure of a compiler, The evaluation of programming languages, The science of building compiler, Applications of compiler technology.

 

Lexical Analysis:

The role of lexical analyzer, Input buffering, Specifications of token, recognition of tokens.

Text book 2:Chapter 1 1.1-1.5 Chapter 3: 3.1 – 3.4 RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module-3 Syntax Analysis 10 hours

Syntax Analysis:

Introduction, Context Free Grammars, Writing a grammar, Top Down Parsers, Bottom-Up Parsers Text book 2: Chapter 4 4.1, 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module-4 Lex and Yacc 10 hours

Lex and Yacc –

The Simplest Lex Program, Grammars, Parser-Lexer Communication, A YACC Parser, The Rules Section, Running LEX and YACC, LEX and Hand- Written Lexers, Using LEX - Regular Expression, Examples of Regular Expressions, A Word Counting Program, Using YACC – Grammars, Recursive Rules, Shift/Reduce Parsing, What YACC Cannot Parse, A YACC Parser - The Definition Section, The Rules Section, The LEXER, Compiling and Running a Simple Parser, Arithmetic Expressions and Ambiguity.

Text book 3: Chapter 1,2 and 3. RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module-5 Syntax Directed Translation, Intermediate code generation 10 hours

Syntax Directed Translation, Intermediate code generation, Code generation

Text book 2: Chapter 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 8.1, 8.2 RBT: L1, L2, L3

 

Course Outcomes:

The student will be able to :

• Explain system software

• Design and develop lexical analyzers, parsers and code generators

• Utilize lex and yacc tools for implementing different concepts of system software.

 

Question Paper Pattern:

• The question paper will have ten questions.

• Each full Question consisting of 20 marks

• There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.

• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.

• The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

 

Textbooks:

1. System Software by Leland. L. Beck, D Manjula, 3rd edition, 2012

2. Alfred V Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman , Compilers-Principles, Techniques and Tools, Pearson, 2nd edition, 2007

3. Doug Brown, John Levine, Tony Mason, lex & yacc, O'Reilly Media, October 2012.

 

Reference Books:

1. Systems programming – Srimanta Pal , Oxford university press, 2016

2. System programming and Compiler Design, K C Louden, Cengage Learning

3. System software and operating system by D. M. Dhamdhere TMG

4. Compiler Design, K Muneeswaran, Oxford University Press 2013.

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2023