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485-325 Computer Studies C2: Compilers and Language Translators

Credit points: 11.1

Coordinator: John Murnane.

Prerequisite: Computer Studies B10.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial/practical class each week.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

On completion of the subject the student should be able to:

• comprehend the principles of language design, specification, and translation;
• understand the major sections of a compiler; and
• apply appropriate program techniques to a selection of these sections.

Content:

Language; syntax and semantics; syntax diagnosis; computer languages; use, suitability; structure and language design; educational applicability; history of computing languages; finite state machines; grammars; language acceptors, generators; operators and parsing. Language translation; assemblers, interpreters, compilers; stages; translation methods and algorithms.

Assessment:

Tutorial sheets and assignments (50 per cent); a 2-hour exam (50 per cent).

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 87)

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