Kerala University 2009 M.C.A Third Semester , 06.305.1: SYSTEM PROGRAMMING (Elective – I) - Question Paper
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Third Semester M.C.A. Degree Examination, May 2009 06.305.1. : SYSTEM PROGRAMMING (Elective - I)
Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100
Instructions :a) Answer all questions from Part A.
b) Answer any two questions from each Module of Part B.
PART - A
1. Explain how does a hardware influence a system program.
2. What are the differences between application and system programming ?
3. What are linkers and loaders ?
4. Define addressing modes. What are the addressing modes of SIC machine ?
5. Explain any four assembler directives.
6. What is assembly language program ? Give its structure.
7. What is macro invocation statements ?
8. What is finite automata ?
9. Explain top-down parsing with suitable examples.
10. What is code optimization and what are its types ? (10x4=40 Marks)
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PART - B MODULE -I
11. Write an assembly language program to divide two eight bit data. 10
12. Explain the architecture of CRAY machine. 10
13. How does pentium processor differ from other traditional machines ? 10
MODULE - II
14. Compare MASM assembler with SPARC assembler. 10
15. Explain linkage editors with a neat block diagram. 10
16. Explain the design of a loader. 10
MODULE - III
17. Explain conditional macro expansion in detail. 10
18. Describe the functions and capabilities of an interactive debugger. 10
19. Explain various phases of a compiler with neat diagram. 10
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