Chapter 1 Exercise Set 1

1. Syntax and Semantics

   Do a web search (Wikipedia is your best place to start) and define the following terms in your own words:

   • alphabet

   • lexeme

   • syntax

   • semantics

   Write an English sentence with understandable semantics but incorrect syntax. Write another English sentence which has correct syntax but has semantic errors.

2. Introducing the C++ Build Process

   The journey from C++ source file to compiled machine language executable goes through four stages, each controlled by a separate program. Do a web search on the following programs, and summarize what each of them do in your own words.

   • Preprocessor

   • Compiler

   • Assembler

   • Linker