17IS63 System Software and Compiler Design syllabus for IS

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.

Macroprocessors: Basicmacro processor functions,

Text book 1: Chapter 1: 1.1,1.2,1.3.1,1.3.2, Chapter2 : 2.1-2.4,Chapter4: 4.1.1,4.1.2

Loaders and Linkers:

Basic Loader Functions, Machine Dependent Loader Features, Machine Independent Loader Features, Loader Design Options, Implementation Examples.

Text book 1 : Chapter 3 ,3.1 -3.5

Introduction:

Language Processors, The structure of a compiler, The evaluation of programming languages, The science of building compiler, Applications of compiler technology, Programming language basics

Lexical Analysis:

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

Text book 2:Chapter 1 1.1-1.6 Chapter 3 3.1 – 3.6

Syntax Analysis:

Introduction, Role Of Parsers, Context Free Grammars, Writing a grammar, Top Down Parsers, Bottom-Up Parsers, Operator-Precedence Parsing

Text book 2: Chapter 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Text book 1 : 5.1.3

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

Course outcomes:

The students should be able to:

• Illustrate system software such as assemblers, loaders, linkers and macroprocessors
• Design and develop lexical analyzers, parsers and code generators
• Discuss about lex and yacc tools for implementing different concepts of system software

Question paper pattern:

• The question paper will have TEN questions.
• There will be TWO questions from each module.
• Each question will have questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer FIVE full questions, selecting ONE full question from each module.

Text Books:

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

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

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.