Practice Phases Of Compilation: A Detailed Walkthrough (3) - Introduction to Compilers
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Phases of Compilation: A Detailed Walkthrough

Practice - Phases of Compilation: A Detailed Walkthrough

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary function of lexical analysis?

💡 Hint: Think about the smallest units of meaning in programming.

Question 2 Easy

What does the output of the syntax analysis phase usually contain?

💡 Hint: Recall the diagrammatic representation used for grammatical analysis.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of the lexical analysis phase?

To validate syntax
To generate machine code
To divide code into tokens
To optimize code

💡 Hint: It’s the first step of the compilation process.

Question 2

True or False: The Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) contains all grammatical details of the source code.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about why we simplify the representation.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a source code fragment, identify the tokens and create a parse tree.

💡 Hint: Start by highlighting keywords, operators, and identifiers.

Challenge 2 Hard

Explain how different optimization techniques can impact the performance of generated machine code.

💡 Hint: Consider which code elements might be safe to remove or streamline.

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