A W-MACHINE ASSEMBLER AND SIMULATION.

Abstract

A W-machine is a conceptual device which is the theoretical equivalent to a two-symbol Turing machine but which more closely than a Turing machine resembles a general purpose computer. This report describes an assembler which has been generated for a W-machine. A program which accepts and processes W-machine programs written in the assembly language, simulates the operation of a W-machine and outputs the results, is presented. Sample W-machine programs and their results are illustrated along with the use of the assembler and its error returns. The assembler and the simulation are offered to teachers and students as useful instructional devices which can bridge the gap between some of the theoretical abstractions of information processing theory and the practical realities of computer programming. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0679211

Entities

People

  • Frederic A. Dion

Organizations

  • Rome Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Assembly Languages
  • Automata
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Information Processing
  • Language
  • Machines
  • Programming Languages
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Computer Science.
  • STEM Education