Module 1 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. (Chapter - 1) Module 2 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. (Chapter - 2) Module 3 Syntax Analysis : Introduction, Context Free Grammars, Writing a grammar, Top Down Parsers, Bottom-Up Parsers. (Chapter - 3) Module 4 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. (Chapter - 4) Module 5 Syntax Directed Translation, Intermediate code generation, Code generation. (Chapters - 5, 6, 7)
