A Compiler for "microC": a subset of the C language, that translates source code into machine-independent Three-Address Code (TAC). A Single-Pass Assembler for the SIC/XE (Simplified Instructional ...

Purpose and appropriate use of the three common types of translator Instructions are executed as soon as they are translated. Since instructions are executed once translated, they are not stored for ...

Once we’ve built a computer, the next step is to develop an assembly language and then an assembler that can assemble our programs. In my previous column, we introduced the concept of the big-endian ...

I have always wondered, "What is a computer?" Since childhood, I’ve treated it as a black box. I knew its components: the CPU, input devices, output devices—and their purposes, but I never truly ...