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Unit: I Branch: IT Semester:V

Introduction:

System software and machine architecture - The Simplified Instructional Computer (SIC) -
Machine architecture - Data and instruction formats - addressing modes - instruction sets – I/O and
programming

Objective:

To understand the relationship between system software and machine architecture.

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No Allocation Referred Method
1. Introduction to System Software & 50m 1(15-18) BB
Machine architecture. Simplified
Instructional Computer (SIC).
2. SIC/standard version -Machine 50m 1(19-21) BB
Architecture – Memory, Registers, Data
Formats, Instruction format, Addressing
Modes, Instruction Set, Input and Output.
3. SIC/XE –Machine Architecture – 50m 1(21-26) BB
Memory, Registers, Data Formats,
Instruction format, Addressing Modes,
Instruction Set, Input and Output.
4. SIC/XE – Instruction Sets. 50m 1(25-26) BB, OHP

5. SIC/XE – Addressing Modes with 50m 1(25-26) BB, OHP

example.

6. Summary and Tutorials on SIC and 50m BB

SIC/XE

7. SIC – Programming Examples (Data 50m 1(26-31) BB, OHP

movement, arithmetic operation &
Indexing, looping)

8. SIC – Programming Examples 50m 1(32-34) BB, OHP

(Input/Output & Subroutine/record input)

9. Tutorial on SIC Program 50m BB

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Unit: II Branch: IT Semester:V

Assemblers:

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

Objective:
To understand the design and implementation of assemblers.

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No Allocati Referred Method
on
10. Basic Assembler Functions 50m 1(57-64) BB, OHP
A Simple SIC Assembler
11 Assembler algorithm and Data 20m 1(64-66) BB, OHP
Structure 30m
12 Pass I Algorithm 50m 1(66-67) BB, OHP
13 Pass II Algorithm 50m 1(68) BB, OHP
14 Tutorials on Algorithms 50m BB
15 Machine-Dependent Assembler 50m 1(66-75) BB, OHP
Features - Instructions Formats and
Addressing Modes
16 Program Relocation 50m 1(75-79) BB, OHP
17 Machine-Independent Assembler 50m 1(80-85) BB
Features- Literals
18 Symbol Defining Statements 50m 1(85-89) BB
19 Expressions 50m 1(89-91) BB
20 Tutorials on
Machine Dependent and Independent
Assembler features.
20 Assembler Design Options 50m 1(106-112) BB, OHP
One-Pass Assemblers
21 Multi Pass - Assemblers 50m 1(112-116) BB, OHP
22 Implementation Example-MASM 50m 1(116-119) BB, OHP
assembler
23 Tutorials on one pass and Multi-pass 50m BB
assembler.
Continuous Assessment Test -I 75m
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Unit: III Branch: IT Semester:V
Loaders & 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
Linking Loader - Machine-independent loader features - Automatic Library Search - Loader
Options - Loader design options - Linkage Editors - Dynamic Linking - Bootstrap Loaders -
Implementation example - MSDOS linker.

Objective:
To understand the design and implementation of linkers and loaders.

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No Allocation Referred Method
24. Basic Loader Functions 50m 1(138-140) BB
Design of an Absolute Loader

25. Simple Bootstrap Loader 50m 1(141-143) BB

26. Machine-Dependent Loader Features- 50m 1(143-148) BB, OHP

Relocation

27. Program Linking 50m 1(148-155) BB, OHP

28. Algorithm and Data Structures for 20m 1(155-161) BB, OHP
Linking Loader 30m

29. Tutorial on Linker and Loader 50m BB

30. Machine-Independent Loader 25m 1(161-163) BB
Features -Automatic Library Search 25m

31 Loader Options 30m 1(163-165) BB

20m
32 Loader Design options- Linkage 50m 1(165-169) BB
Editors

33 Dynamic Linking 50m 1(169-172) BB

34. Bootstrap Loader 50m 1(172-173) BB

35. Implementation Example-MSDOS 50m 1(173-180) BB

Linker
36 Summary and tutorials 50m BB

Macro processors:
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.

Objective:

To have an understanding of Macro Processors.

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No Allocation Referred Method
37. Basic Macro Processors Functions 50m 1(190-194) BB, OHP
Macro Definition and Expansion
38. Macro Processors – Data Structures 50m 1(195-197) BB, OHP
39. Algorithm for a One – Pass Macro 50m 1(198-200) BB, OHP
Processor
40. Machine Independent Macro Processor 50m 1(200-203) BB
features - Concatenation of Macro
Parameters,
Generation of Unique Labels
41 Tutorial on Macro Processor 50m BB
42. Conditional Macro Expansion 50m 1(203-210) BB
43. Keyword Macro Parameters 50m 1(210-211) BB
44. Recursive Macro Expansion (Macro 50m 1(213-216) BB
within Macro)
45. Implementation Examples- 50m 1(230-223) BB
MASM Macro Processor
46. ANSIC Macro Language 50m 1(223-227) BB
47. Summary and tutorials 50m BB
Continuous Assessment Test -II 75m

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Unit: V Branch: IT Semester:V

System Software Tools:

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.

Objective:

To have an understanding of system software tools.

Session Topics to be covered Time Books Teaching

No Allocation Referred Method
48. Text Editors 50m 1(445-446) BB
Overview of the Editing Process

49. User Interface 50m 1(446-449) BB

50. Editor Structure 50m 1(449-454) BB

51. Interactive Debugging Systems 50m 1(454-458) BB

Debugging Function and Capabilities

52 Tutorial on Text Editor

53. Debugger Relationship with the Other Parts of 50m 1(458-459) BB
the System

54. User Interface Criteria 50m 1(459-460) BB

55. Summary and tutorials 50m BB

Continuous Assessment Test –III 75m

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Course Delivery Plan:

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Week
I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II I II
1 2 3 4 5        
Units

CAT-I CAT-II CAT-III

TEXT BOOK
1. Leland L. Beck, “System Software – An Introduction to Systems Programming”, 3 rd
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.

Prepared by Approved by

Signature

Name Ms. G Sangeetha Dr. G.Sumathi

Ms. A Rohini

Designation Lecturer/IT HOD/IT

Lecturer/IT

Date 23.06.2010 23.06.2010