CORE

System Software

24CSH410 · S4 · 4 credits

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Module 1

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Module 2

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Module 3

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Module 4

Why:Applied concepts

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Module 5

Why:Standard exam coverage

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Modules

Module 01Introduction (9 hrs)expand

System Software vs Application Software, Different System Software– Assembler, Linker, Loader, Macro Processor, Text Editor, Debugger, Device Driver, Compiler, Interpreter, Operating System (Basic Concepts only). SIC & SIC/XE Architecture - Addressing modes, SIC & SIC/XE Instruction set, Assembler Directives.

Module 02Assembly language programming and Assemblers (8 hrs)expand

SIC/XE Programming, Basic Functions of Assembler, Assembler Output Format – Header, Text and End Records. Assembler Data Structures, Two Pass Assembler Algorithm, Hand Assembly of SIC/XE Programs.

Module 03Assembler Features and Design Options (10 hrs)expand

Machine Dependent Assembler Features-Instruction Format and Addressing Modes, Program Relocation. Machine Independent Assembler Features –Literals, Symbol Defining Statements, Expressions, Program Blocks, Control Sections and Program Linking. Assembler Design Options - One Pass Assembler, Multi Pass Assembler.

Module 04Loader and Linker (8 hrs)expand

Basic Loader Functions - Design of Absolute Loader, Simple Bootstrap Loader. Machine Dependent Loader Features - Relocation, Program Linking, Algorithm and Data Structures of Two Pass Linking Loader. Machine Independent Loader Features - Automatic Library Search, Loader Options. Loader Design Options.

Module 05Macro Preprocessor, Device driver,Text editor and Debuggers (9 hrs)expand

Macro Preprocessor - Macro Instruction Definition and Expansion, One pass Macro processor Algorithm and data structures, Machine Independent Macro Processor Features, Macro processor design options. Device drivers - Anatomy of a device driver, Character and block device drivers, General design of device drivers. Text Editors - Overview of Editing, User Interface, Editor - Structure. Debuggers - Debugging Functions and Capabilities, Relationship with other parts of the system, Debugging Methods - By Induction, Deduction and Backtracking.

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