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What is one of the problems with using operational semantics for complete formal semantics descriptions?
The individual steps in the execution of machine language are too small and numerous
What is the main purpose of operational semantics?
To describe the meaning of a statement or program by specifying the effects of running it on a machine
What is the first step in creating an operational semantics description of a language?
Designing an appropriate intermediate language
What is sometimes called natural operational semantics?
Interest in the final result of the execution of a complete program
What is the highest level of interest in operational semantics?
The final result of the execution of a complete program
What is the highest level of interest in operational semantics?
Natural operational semantics
What is the main challenge with using operational semantics for complete formal semantics descriptions?
The resulting changes to the state of the machine are too small and too numerous
What is sometimes called structural operational semantics?
Determining the precise meaning of a program through state changes
What is the first step in creating an operational semantics description of a language?
Designing an appropriate intermediate language
Why is machine language not suitable for easily understanding operational semantics?
It is too low-level to be easily understood
Explore the concept of operational semantics, which describes the meaning of a program by specifying the effects of running it on a machine and the sequence of changes in its state. Understand the challenges associated with using operational semantics for complete formal semantics descriptions.
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