Translation Software
16.2What the syllabus asks of you
- Show understanding of how an interpreter can execute programs without producing a translated version
- Show understanding of the various stages in the compilation of a program
- Show understanding of how the grammar of a language can be expressed using syntax diagrams or Backus-Naur Form (BNF) notation
- Show understanding of how Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) can be used to carry out the evaluation of expressions
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Chapter 16: Translation software
Drill this topic
All 27 questions on Translation Software, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
27 questions
These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.