22 Questions
What type of grammar is used to describe Java?
LALR 1 grammar
What do terminal symbols in Java consist of?
Keywords, special operators, punctuation symbols, names, and data types
Which tool generates a scanner from the description of the language to be analyzed?
Lex
Which function is made available by the Lex compiler?
yylex
Which tool generates a parser from the description of the language to be analyzed?
Yacc
Which function is made available by the Yacc compiler?
yyparse
What is the primary focus of theoretical computer science and mathematical logic?
The theoretical foundations for the analysis of computer science questions and tasks
Which of the following is NOT a direct application of theoretical computer science?
Development of practical computer applications
What is the basis for related development tools and the translation of programming languages?
The theory of formal languages
Which logic is used to prove correctness properties of programs?
special variant of first order logic
What is the role of theoretical computer science in practical applications?
It is indirectly used through a more user-friendly modeling notation
What is the limitation of proving the correctness of programs?
It can be proven to a certain extent
What is the primary role of lexical analysis in a compiler?
Recognizing regular expressions using finite automata
Which formal languages play an important role during the syntactical analysis phase of a compiler?
Context-free languages
What is the main objective of semantic analysis in a compiler?
Checking for compliance with defined semantic rules
Which type of grammar is suitable for programming languages that can be easily and efficiently analyzed and translated?
Left-to-right, rightmost derivation (LR) grammars
Which phase of a compiler is primarily concerned with the issue of whether a variable has been declared before it is used?
Semantic analysis
Which of the following is a common format for describing business processes?
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Which programming language construct is evaluated with a right derivation in an LR grammar?
Rightmost non-terminal symbol
Which technique is used to build a compiler that can translate text written in a programming language into executable files?
Theory of formal languages
What is the primary purpose of a transducer in lexical analysis?
To convert source text into another representation
Which phase of a compiler is concerned with the recognition of regular expressions using finite automata?
Lexical analysis
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