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What is a significant characteristic of a context-free grammar that prevents multiple choices when moving with or without an input symbol?
What is a significant characteristic of a context-free grammar that prevents multiple choices when moving with or without an input symbol?
- Empty string inclusion
- Unit production removal
- Removal of left recursion
- At most one element for any configuration (correct)
Which form allows productions to be either of the type A → BC or A → a?
Which form allows productions to be either of the type A → BC or A → a?
- Expanded Form
- Chomsky Normal Form (correct)
- Reduced Form
- Greibach Normal Form
Which procedure is used to remove empty productions from a context-free grammar?
Which procedure is used to remove empty productions from a context-free grammar?
- CNF conversion
- Empty production coercion (correct)
- Left recursion elimination
- Unit production elimination
What can be concluded if a context-free language L is infinite?
What can be concluded if a context-free language L is infinite?
Which step is NOT part of the procedure for finding a grammar in Chomsky Normal Form (CNF)?
Which step is NOT part of the procedure for finding a grammar in Chomsky Normal Form (CNF)?
What describes the acceptance by empty stack in a context-free grammar?
What describes the acceptance by empty stack in a context-free grammar?
What is the role of the pumping lemma in context-free languages?
What is the role of the pumping lemma in context-free languages?
Which of the following productions would be eliminated if the empty string does not belong to a language?
Which of the following productions would be eliminated if the empty string does not belong to a language?
What is the primary function of transition rule 1 in the context of the system described?
What is the primary function of transition rule 1 in the context of the system described?
In the context of DPDA, what ensures that there is no ambiguity in moves?
In the context of DPDA, what ensures that there is no ambiguity in moves?
What occurs when M empties its stack during the simulation?
What occurs when M empties its stack during the simulation?
Which aspect of deterministic pushdown automata distinguishes them from nondeterministic pushdown automata?
Which aspect of deterministic pushdown automata distinguishes them from nondeterministic pushdown automata?
Which statement correctly describes the acceptance criteria of the modified machine (M')?
Which statement correctly describes the acceptance criteria of the modified machine (M')?
What role does the symbol X play in the modified machine (M')?
What role does the symbol X play in the modified machine (M')?
What happens to the input string when M accepts it?
What happens to the input string when M accepts it?
What is the primary function of the stack in a Pushdown Automaton?
What is the primary function of the stack in a Pushdown Automaton?
Which class of languages does a DPDA accept?
Which class of languages does a DPDA accept?
Which of the following describes acceptance by empty stack in a PDA?
Which of the following describes acceptance by empty stack in a PDA?
In a Pushdown Automaton, what is represented by a configuration or instantaneous description?
In a Pushdown Automaton, what is represented by a configuration or instantaneous description?
What does the transition function of a PDA define?
What does the transition function of a PDA define?
When is a PDA said to accept a language by final state?
When is a PDA said to accept a language by final state?
What limitation does a Pushdown Automaton have compared to a Turing Machine?
What limitation does a Pushdown Automaton have compared to a Turing Machine?
What can be characterized as the main type of language that a Pushdown Automaton can accept?
What can be characterized as the main type of language that a Pushdown Automaton can accept?
In the context of PDAs, what does it mean when we say a language is accepted by a PDA?
In the context of PDAs, what does it mean when we say a language is accepted by a PDA?
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Pushdown Automata
- Pushdown Automata (PDA) are an extension of Nondeterministic Finite Automata (NFA), used to characterize context-free languages.
- A PDA is an NFA augmented with a stack memory, giving it a last-in, first-out memory management capability.
- PDAs have three components: an input tape with a read-only head, a finite control, and a pushdown store (stack).
- PDAs can store unbounded information on the stack, but only access the top element, pushing or popping it.
- PDAs are nondeterministic, meaning multiple transitions might be possible for the same state, input symbol, and top-of-stack combination.
- PDAs can accept languages by reaching a final state ("acceptance by final state") or by emptying the stack ("acceptance by empty stack").
- It's possible to go from "empty stack to final state" or vice versa, depending on how the PDA is designed.
Equivalence of PDA's and CFG's
- There's a direct connection between pushdown automata and context-free grammars.
- A context-free grammar can be converted into a pushdown automaton, and vice versa.
- This equivalence is fundamental to understanding the relationship between these formalisms.
Deterministic Pushdown Automata
- Deterministic Pushdown Automata (DPDA) are a restricted type of PDA that removes nondeterminism.
- A DPDA has a single possible move for each combination of state, input symbol, and top-of-stack.
- DPDAs accept a class of languages between regular languages and context-free languages.
- Regular languages are a subset of languages accepted by DPDAs, meaning all regular languages can be recognized by DPDAs.
- However, DPDAs can also accept certain context-free languages that are not regular.
- Deterministic Context-Free Languages (DCFLs) are languages accepted by DPDAs.
- Ambiguous grammars can be recognized by DPDAs, showcasing the power of this restricted model.
Properties of Context-Free Languages
- Context-free languages have specific properties and characteristics.
- Normal Forms: Grammars can be converted to specific forms (e.g., Chomsky Normal Form (CNF) and Greibach Normal Form (GNF)) without altering the language they generate.
- Pumping Lemma: This theorem states that if a language is context-free, there's a specific "pumping" property for strings longer than a certain length, allowing for the generation of additional strings within the language.
- Closure Properties: Context-free languages exhibit closure under specific operations – they remain context-free when subjected to operations like union, concatenation, Kleene closure, etc.
- Decision Properties: There are decision properties associated with CFLs, such as the ability to determine if a string is in the language or if the language is empty, etc.
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