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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">OK – maybe I am being a bit precious maybe – but can I see the actual question?<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If it is a case of a string being passed into a compiled program as a parameter to a method or function then it must be poorly validated input – hence causes
a runtime error. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Does it say that the program itself is a computer language “compiler or interpreter” – or that it is an assembly language interpreter?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">“pop” and “push” are both internal functions – they are not really called with strings they are called in programs – often in executable programs and can be
called in assembly language – they are machine code instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Like if I use a function called “sort” – and my main program interprets the string I enter and runs the function with this name – and I type “srt” – it is a
human error – not a computer code syntax error IMHO.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">From:
</span><a href="http://www.computerscienceforeveryone.com/Course_2/Unit_1/Lesson_6/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://www.computerscienceforeveryone.com/Course_2/Unit_1/Lesson_6/</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue","serif";color:#333333">The first thing to understand about the stack is that there are two machine code instructions built into your CPU chip which are used to write data
to the stack, and to retrieve data from the stack. These two functions are:<br>
PUSH and POP <br>
PUSH means: "store data" to the stack.<br>
POP means: "retrieve data" from the stack.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#8064A2">David Dawson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 3 September 2013 11:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] compiler question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi David. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The software's syntax consisted of only 'PUSH' and 'POP', so the entry of an unknown command 'PIP' would be a syntax error from the software's point of view.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Mark<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 3 September 2013 08:41, David Dawson <<a href="mailto:David.Dawson@wesleycollege.net" target="_blank">David.Dawson@wesleycollege.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a name="140e0d76996af7d9__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Oh – see this</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_error" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_error</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#8064A2">David Dawson</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 2 September 2013 11:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] compiler question</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">But the trigger of the crash was incorrect syntax of the input into the program (which is acting as a compiler/interpreter)...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On 2 September 2013 21:54, Calum Munro <<a href="mailto:munrocs@aquinas.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">munrocs@aquinas.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi Andrew,<br>
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I'm with you. The program runs, so no syntax error. The program crashes when given an incorrect input, that's a run time error for me.<br>
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Calum<br>
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On 02/09/2013, at 2:37 PM, "Andrew Pate" <<a href="mailto:arp@mentonegrammar.net" target="_blank">arp@mentonegrammar.net</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:arp@mentonegrammar.net" target="_blank">arp@mentonegrammar.net</a>>> wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
I have purchased the IARTV trial exams and am wondering about one of their multi-choice answers.Your help is, as always, appreciated.<br>
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The question asks about a function written which is called “POP”, but “when testing his stack Alan accidentally types in PIP and the program crashes”.<br>
The multi-choice answers has us choose from runtime error or syntax error.<br>
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They suggest the answer is syntax error (and explain that a name, expression etc…that the compiler cannot understand causes a syntax error)<br>
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Now, if the program IS RUNNING and THEN crashes, does that not imply that it compiled? Therefore, it is a runtime error (where validation of input was not handled) or am I thinking too language specifically?<br>
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