Practice Why Tac Is The Ideal Input For Code Generation (8.1.2) - Code Generation - Building the Machine's Instructions
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Why TAC is the Ideal Input for Code Generation

Practice - Why TAC is the Ideal Input for Code Generation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does TAC stand for?

💡 Hint: Think about how it relates to the number of addresses in its instructions.

Question 2 Easy

Name one defining characteristic of TAC.

💡 Hint: Consider how complex operations are represented in simpler terms.

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Question 1

What does TAC stand for?

Three-Address Code
Two-Address Code
Four-Address Code

💡 Hint: Remember, the name directly describes the number of addresses.

Question 2

TAC simplifies the task for a code generator by breaking down high-level constructs. True or False?

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the benefits it provides to the compiler.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a snippet of high-level code, write the corresponding TAC instructions and then convert them into assembly language commands.

💡 Hint: Focus on sequentially accessing memory and variables.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss the trade-offs between using TAC versus AST for complex code generation tasks.

💡 Hint: Reflect on how complexity in each representation affects performance.

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