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CS2304 SYSTEM SOFTWARE Syllabus - Anna University
CS2304 SYSTEM SOFTWARE L T P C
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AIM
To have an understanding of foundations of design of assemblers, loaders, linkers, and macro processors.
OBJECTIVES
· To understand the relationship between system
software and machine architecture.
· To know the design and implementation of assemblers
· To know the design and implementation of linkers and loaders.
· To have an understanding of macro processors.
· To have an understanding of system
software tools.
UNIT I
INTRODUCTION
8
System software and machine architecture – The Simplified Instructional
Computer (SIC) - Machine architecture - Data and instruction formats -
addressing modes -
instruction sets - I/O and programming.
UNIT II ASSEMBLERS
10
Basic assembler functions - A simple SIC assembler – Assembler algorithm and data
structures - Machine dependent assembler
features - Instruction formats and addressing modes – Program relocation - Machine independent assembler features - Literals –
Symbol-defining statements – Expressions - One pass assemblers and Multi pass
assemblers -
Implementation example -
MASM assembler.
UNIT III
LOADERS AND
LINKERS
9
Basic loader functions - Design of an Absolute Loader – A Simple Bootstrap Loader - Machine dependent loader features - Relocation – Program Linking – Algorithm and Data Structures for Linking Loader - Machine-independent loader
features - Automatic
Library Search
– Loader Options - Loader design options - Linkage Editors – Dynamic
Linking – Bootstrap Loaders - Implementation example -
MSDOS linker.
UNIT IV MACRO PROCESSORS
9
Basic macro processor
functions - Macro Definition and Expansion – Macro Processor
Algorithm and data structures - Machine-independent macro processor
features -
Concatenation of Macro Parameters – Generation of Unique Labels
– Conditional Macro
Expansion –
Keyword Macro Parameters-Macro within Macro-Implementation example - MASM Macro Processor – ANSI C Macro language.
UNIT V
SYSTEM SOFTWARE TOOLS
9
Text editors - Overview of the Editing Process - User Interface – Editor Structure. - Interactive debugging systems - Debugging functions and capabilities – Relationship with other
parts of the system
– User-Interface Criteria.
TEXT BOOK
L: 45, T:
15, TOTAL: 60 PERIODS
1. Leland L. Beck, “System Software – An Introduction to Systems Programming”, 3rd
Edition, Pearson Education Asia, 2000.
REFERENCES
1. D.
M. Dhamdhere, “Systems
Programming
and
Operating Systems”,
Second
Revised Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1999.
2. John J. Donovan “Systems Programming”, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition, 1972.
3. John R. Levine, Linkers & Loaders – Harcourt India Pvt. Ltd., Morgan Kaufmann
Publishers, 2000.
By Vinoth
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