Practice - Syntax-Directed Translation (SDT): The Semantic Engine
Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of the symbol table in a compiler?
💡 Hint: Think about what information needs to be stored for each variable.
Define semantic analysis in your own words.
💡 Hint: Consider the difference between grammar and meaning.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the symbol table not track?
💡 Hint: Focus on what the symbol table is designed to do.
True or False: Three-Address Code can have more than three operands.
💡 Hint: Think about what the name implies.
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Challenge Problems
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Create a piece of code that utilizes both type coercion and a semantic error, then describe how the compiler would handle it.
💡 Hint: Think about how different data types in expressions interact.
Explain how you would structure a symbol table for a simple programming language. What attributes would you include and why?
💡 Hint: Consider all relevant information needed for each identifier in various scopes.
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