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Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2025 examination

GTU 3160715 System Software Winter 2025 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 6 · Subject code 3160715

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Total: 70 marks
To pass: 23 marks (33%)
Duration: 2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions: 5 with internal choice

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8 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. 1 more is a type of question GTU sets again with new data. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 21 repeated 3160715 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

Define the following terms:

i)System Programming

ii)Logical Address Space

iii)Device Driver

(b)

4 marks

Discuss the various recent trends in software development.

(c)

7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Explain the role of symbol table data structure in language processor and also, discuss how one can organize the symbol table using linear data structure?

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q5c OR

Q.2

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

Discuss various desirable properties of an intermediate representation (IR) of a code in language processor.

(b)

4 marks

Explain the following assembler directives:

i)END

ii)ORIGIN

(c)

7 marks

An assembly program contains the statement A EQU B+10 Indicate how the EQU statement can be processed if

i)B is a back reference

ii)B is a forward reference

(c)

7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers

Discuss in detail the various data structures involved in PASS-I of the assembler.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2c OR, Summer 2024 Q2c

Q.3

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

What do you mean by lexical and semantic macro expansion?

(b)

4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Explain nested macro call with example.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3b

(c)

7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Compare and contrast the properties of macros and subroutines with respect to the following:

i)code space requirements

ii)execution speed

iii)processing required by the assembler

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q3a OR

(a)

3 marks

Draw the schematic design of a macro preprocessor.

(b)

4 marks

Explain the use of REPT and IRP statement in macros.

(c)

7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Explain the various attributes of the following tables involved in macro preprocessor.

i)MNT

ii)KPDTAB

iii)SSTAB

iv)EVTAB

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q3b OR

Q.4

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

What do you mean by non relocatable program?

(b)

4 marks

Explain absolute loader with suitable example.

(c)

7 marks

Discuss in detail how linker resolves the external references.

(a)

3 marks

Define the following terms.

i)Overlay program

ii)Relocating loader

iii)Program relocation

(b)

4 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers

A self-relocating program needs to find its load address before it can execute its relocating logic. Comment on how this information can be determined by the program.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4a, Summer 2025 Q4c OR, Summer 2024 Q4b OR

(c)

7 marks

Explain various components of an object module.

Q.5

14 Marks

(a)

3 marks

Describe the ambiguity in grammar specification.

(b)

4 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers

Explain the difference between pure and impure interpreter.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5c, Summer 2025 Q5c, Summer 2024 Q5b OR

(c)

7 marksSame type asked in 3 of 4 papers

Demonstrate the use of triples and quadruples representation used in compiler with suitable example.

Also asked in Summer 2025 Q5b, Summer 2024 Q5c

(a)

3 marks

Explain the role of LEX and YACC utility.

(b)

4 marks

Discuss the top down parsing without backtracking with example.

(c)

7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers

Discuss various optimizing transformation techniques commonly used in compilers.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c OR, Summer 2024 Q5b

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