CS 502 System Software: Course Plan

CS 502 : System Software

Cr : 3
L - T - P : 2 - 0 - 2
Syllabus

No of lectures per week : 2
No of lab classes per week : 1
Total no of lectures : 28

Lecture Plan :

Sl.No. Topic No.of
Lectures
1 Overview of system software, types of system software, language procesors 1
2 Features of assembly languages, the task of an assembler
Assembly process - pass structure of assembler, assembler data structures
Forward referencing, location counter
Exercise: Progamming exercise in C for file operations and distinction between text file and binary file. 3
3 Lexical Analysis- implementation methods, flex
interface between lexical analyser and the rest an assembler
Exercise: Implement a lexical analyser for a particular assembly language using using string-comparision method, and then by using flex . 3
4 Strucure and use of Mnemonics table
Analysis phase, structure and usage of symbol table
Exercise: Define mnemonic table and symbol table in C. 2
5 Intermediate code- possible formats
Synthesis phase - write m/c code into output file
Exercise: Implement an assembler for a simple assembly language. 2
6 Macros and macro pre-processing - parameter passsing methods for macros, data structures for macro expansion.
Exercise: Implement a simple macro-preprocessor for an assembly language 3
7 Program linking and loading, need for relocation
Structures of object modules
Program linking : Static linking and Dynamic linking
Exercise: See the structure of an object module. 2
8 Case studies of linking schemes in Linux and Windows, shareed objects and DLLs 2
9 OLE and ActiveX features of MS Windows 2
10 Debuggers: Features, implementation
Example of debugger - gdb 2
11 Text editors: types, features, implementation
Case studies - vi, sed, MS-Word
Exercise: Implement a simple text editor. 2
12 Software tools: make, grep, awk, rcs, sed, sort, join 2
13 Compilers: Features of HLLs, compiler's task, grammars, stages of compilation, optimization 2

Sl.No.	Topic	No.of Lectures
1	Overview of system software, types of system software, language procesors	1
2	Features of assembly languages, the task of an assembler Assembly process - pass structure of assembler, assembler data structures Forward referencing, location counter Exercise: Progamming exercise in C for file operations and distinction between text file and binary file.	3
3	Lexical Analysis- implementation methods, flex interface between lexical analyser and the rest an assembler Exercise: Implement a lexical analyser for a particular assembly language using using string-comparision method, and then by using flex .	3
4	Strucure and use of Mnemonics table Analysis phase, structure and usage of symbol table Exercise: Define mnemonic table and symbol table in C.	2
5	Intermediate code- possible formats Synthesis phase - write m/c code into output file Exercise: Implement an assembler for a simple assembly language.	2
6	Macros and macro pre-processing - parameter passsing methods for macros, data structures for macro expansion. Exercise: Implement a simple macro-preprocessor for an assembly language	3
7	Program linking and loading, need for relocation Structures of object modules Program linking : Static linking and Dynamic linking Exercise: See the structure of an object module.	2
8	Case studies of linking schemes in Linux and Windows, shareed objects and DLLs	2
9	OLE and ActiveX features of MS Windows	2
10	Debuggers: Features, implementation Example of debugger - gdb	2
11	Text editors: types, features, implementation Case studies - vi, sed, MS-Word Exercise: Implement a simple text editor.	2
12	Software tools: make, grep, awk, rcs, sed, sort, join	2
13	Compilers: Features of HLLs, compiler's task, grammars, stages of compilation, optimization	2

Evaluation Plan:

Home Assignments 15
Class Assignments 10
Mid Term 50
Lab Assignments 25
Attendence and discipline 5
End-term lab test 25
End Term 100
Total 230

Question Bank:

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Books/References:

Dhamdhere, D M : Systems Programming and Operating Systems, Tata Mc Graw Hill
Sumitabha Das : Unix System V.4 Concepts and Applications, Tata Mc Graw Hill
Linux Manuals.
Windows Manuals.

Home Assignments	15
Class Assignments	10
Mid Term	50
Lab Assignments	25
Attendence and discipline	5
End-term lab test	25
End Term	100
Total	230