System Software Syllabus

This syllabus of System Software (SS) is as per the GTU (Gujarat Technological University) MCA. After studying this subject students get knowledge about how System Software ie. compiler, editors, assemblers, interpreter works and also learn Assembly Programming. This subjects is very useful to work with System Software Applications.

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Unit-1: Introduction to System Software and software tools (15%)
Language Processors:

• Introduction
• Language Processing Activities
• Fundamentals of Language Processing & Language Specification
• Language Processor Development Tools.

Data Structures for Language Processing:

• Search Data structures 
• Allocation Data Structures.      

Software Tools:

• Software Tools for Program Development
• Editors
• Debug Monitors
• Programming Environments
• User Interfaces.
  

Unit-2: Assemblers (15%)

Assemblers:

• Elements of Assembly Language Programming
• A Simple Assembly Scheme
• Pass Structure of Assemblers
• Design of a Two Pass Assembler
• A single pass Assembler for IBM PC.

Unit-3: Macro Processors (15%)

Macros and Macro Processors:

• Macro Definition and Call
• Macro Expansion
• Nested Macro Calls
• Advanced Macro Facilities
• Design of a Macro Preprocessor.

Unit-4: Compilers and Interpreters (30%)

Scanning and Parsing:

• Introduction to NFA and DFA
• Approaches of parsing
• Different types of parsing techniques namely
• Recursive decent parser
• LL(1) parser
• Operator precedence parser. (First and follow technique for generating a parse table is to be taught)

Compilers and Interpreters:

• Phases of the Compiler
• Aspects of compilation
• Memory allocation
• Compilation of expressions and control structures
• Code optimization
• Interpreters: Use and overview of interpreters
• Pure and impure interpreters.

Unit-5: Linkers and Loaders (15%)

• Introduction to linkers
• Relocation and Linking Concepts
• Design of a Linker
• Self-Relocating Programs
• A Linker for MS-DOS
• Linking for Overlays
• Introduction to Loader

Unit-6: Device drivers (10%)

• Design and anatomy of UNIX device driver: Types of device driver
• General design of UNIX character device driver
• General design of UNIX block device driver
• UNIX device driver installation.

Main Reference Book(s):

1. D. M. Dhamdhere, “Systems Programming and Operating Systems”, Second Revised Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1999.
2. George Pajari, “Writing UNIX device drivers”, Pearson Education Asia. Suggested  

Additional Reading:

1.  Leland L. Beck, “System Software – An Introduction to Systems Programming”, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education Asia, 2000.
2. Santanu Chattopadhyay, “System Software”, Prentice-Hall India,2007
3. Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman, “Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools”,2nd Edition, Pearson Education Asia
4. Kenneth C. Louden, “Compiler Construction: Principles and Practice”, (Thomson/Cengage)

Chapter-wise coverage from main reference books:

Book 1: Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Book 2: Chapters: 1, 2, 5, 13

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Accomplishments of the student after completing the course:

• Ability to understand the execution process of HLL programs. 
• Ability to understand the working of scanners and parsers.
• Ability to understand the basic design of various system software.
• Ability to implement various system software.
• Ability to design and implement efficient programs/applications. 
• Ability to know the working of device drivers.
  

Source:
www.gtu.ac.in

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