SYSTEM SOFTWARE CS/IT 225 Lectures : 3Periods/Week, Tutorial: 1 Continuous Assessment : 40 Final Exam : 3 hours Final Exam Marks

: 60 UNIT I (13 Periods) BACKGROUND: Introduction to System Software; System Software and Machine Architecture; The simplified Instructional Computer (SIC):SIC Machine Architecture; SIC/XE Machine Architecture;SIC Programming examples; Traditional (CISC) Machines: VAX Architecture; Pentium Pro Architecture; Risc Machines: Ultra SPARC Architecture; Power PC Architecture; Cray T3E Architecture. UNITII (14 Periods) ASSEMBLERS: Basic Assembler Functions: A Simple SIC Assembler; Assembler Algorithm and Data Structure; Machine Dependent Assembler Features: Instruction Formats and Addressing modes; Program Relocation; Machine Independent Assembler Features: Literals; Symbol -Defining Statements; Expressions; Program Blocks; Control Sections and Program Linking; Assembler Design Option: One Pass Assembler; Multi Pass Assembler; Implementation Examples: MSAM Assembler; SPARC Assembler; AIX Assembler. UNITIII (18 Periods) LOADERS AND LINKERS: Basic Loader Functions: Design of an Absolute Loader; A simple Bootstrap Loader; Machine Dependent Loader Features: Relocation; Program Linking; Algorithm and data structures for a Linking Loader. Machine Independent Loader Features: Automatic Library Search; Loader Options; LOADER DESIGN OPTIONS: Linkage editors; Dynamic linking; Bootstrap loaders; Implementation Examples: MS DOS Linker; Sun OS Linker; Cray MPP Linker. UNIT IV (19 Periods) MACRO PROCESSORS & OTHER SYSTEM SOFTWARE: 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; Macro Processor design Option: Recursive macro expansion; General purpose macro processors; Macro Processing with in Language translators; Implementation Examples: MASM Macro Processor; ANSIC Macro Language; The ELENA Macro Processor; Text Editors: Overview of the Editing Process; User Interface; Editor Structure; Interactive Debugging Systems: Debugging functions & Capabilities; Relationship with other parts of the system; User Interface Criteria. TEXT BOOKS: 1. System Software, Leland. L. Beck, 3rd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1997. REFERENCE BOOK: 1. System Programming and Operating Systems, D.M.Dhamdhere, 2 nd Edition, Tata McGraw - Hill, 1999.

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