Practice Traversing a DFA for Recognizing Tokens: The Scanner's Algorithm - 2.5 | Module 2: Lexical Analysis | Compiler Design /Construction
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2.5 - Traversing a DFA for Recognizing Tokens: The Scanner's Algorithm

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is a DFA?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how it processes input strings.

Question 2

Easy

Define what a token is in lexical analysis.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the output of the scanning process.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What does the DFA do during token recognition?

  • Verifies the validity of a statement
  • Recognizes patterns in the input character stream
  • Compiles the source code

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the purpose of lexical analysis.

Question 2

True or False: The longest match principle means the scanner can stop at the first matching token it finds.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What would happen if you stopped early?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a simple DFA for recognizing arithmetic expressions, including addition, subtraction, and numbers. Describe how the scanning algorithm would process the input '3 + 5'.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about state transitions and accepting criteria.

Question 2

Given a string input 'if_else', explain how the longest match principle affects the token recognition and what tokens are generated.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the implications of prefix matches on token classification.

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