Chomsky Hierarchy and Automata Theory MCQs

1. Which of the following is the highest level in the Chomsky hierarchy of grammars?

A) Type 0 B) Type 1 C) Type 2 D) Type 3 Answer: A) Type 0

2. Which type of grammar corresponds to regular languages?

A) Type 0 grammar B) Type 1 grammar C) Type 2 grammar D) Type 3 grammar Answer: D) Type 3 grammar

3. Which of the following is true about Type 2 grammars (context-free grammars)?

A) They can be parsed by finite automata B) They can be recognized by a deterministic finite automaton (DFA) C) They are more powerful than Type 3 grammars D) They cannot be used to describe arithmetic expressions Answer: C) They are more powerful than Type 3 grammars

4. Which type of automaton is used to recognize languages generated by Type 1 grammars?

A) Finite state automaton (FSA) B) Pushdown automaton (PDA) C) Linear-bounded automaton (LBA) D) Turing machine Answer: C) Linear-bounded automaton (LBA)

5. Which of the following is true about regular languages?

A) They can be parsed by a pushdown automaton (PDA) B) They can be recognized by a deterministic finite automaton (DFA) C) They require a Turing machine for recognition D) They are not closed under union Answer: B) They can be recognized by a deterministic finite automaton (DFA)

6. What is a key characteristic of context-sensitive languages (Type 1)?

A) They can be recognized by a finite state automaton B) Their grammar rules are not restricted in length C) They require a pushdown automaton for recognition D) They can be generated by a context-free grammar Answer: B) Their grammar rules are not restricted in length

7. Which of the following is true about Type 3 grammars (regular grammars)?

A) They can describe the syntax of programming languages B) They generate regular languages C) They can be parsed by a recursive descent parser D) They require a pushdown automaton for recognition Answer: B) They generate regular languages

8. What does a Turing machine model?

A) A finite state machine B) A general-purpose computer C) A pushdown automaton D) A context-free grammar Answer: B) A general-purpose computer

9. Which of the following grammars is capable of generating all recursively enumerable languages?

A) Type 0 grammar B) Type 1 grammar C) Type 2 grammar D) Type 3 grammar Answer: A) Type 0 grammar

10. Which of the following is used to describe a language recognized by a nondeterministic finite automaton (NFA)?

A) Regular grammar B) Context-free grammar C) Context-sensitive grammar D) Recursively enumerable grammar Answer: A) Regular grammar

11. Which of the following is the most powerful class of grammars in the Chomsky hierarchy?

A) Type 3 grammars B) Type 2 grammars C) Type 1 grammars D) Type 0 grammars Answer: D) Type 0 grammars

12. Which of the following automata can recognize languages generated by context-free grammars?

A) Finite state automaton (FSA) B) Pushdown automaton (PDA) C) Turing machine D) Linear-bounded automaton (LBA) Answer: B) Pushdown automaton (PDA)

13. Which of the following statements is true for a deterministic finite automaton (DFA)?

A) It accepts a context-free language B) It uses a stack for memory C) It accepts only regular languages D) It can be used to recognize context-sensitive languages Answer: C) It accepts only regular languages

14. Which of the following is true about Type 1 grammars (context-sensitive grammars)?

A) The production rules are context-free B) They can be recognized by a Turing machine C) They generate regular languages D) They can be parsed using a deterministic finite automaton Answer: B) They can be recognized by a Turing machine

15. What is the pumping lemma used for in the context of regular languages?

A) To prove that a language is context-sensitive B) To prove that a language is not regular C) To demonstrate that a language is recursively enumerable D) To minimize a finite automaton Answer: B) To prove that a language is not regular

16. What is the key difference between Type 0 and Type 1 grammars?

A) Type 0 grammars generate regular languages, while Type 1 grammars generate context-free languages B) Type 1 grammars have more restricted production rules than Type 0 grammars C) Type 1 grammars can be recognized by a Turing machine, while Type 0 grammars cannot D) Type 1 grammars generate languages that are not context-sensitive Answer: B) Type 1 grammars have more restricted production rules than Type 0 grammars

17. Which of the following is not a property of regular languages?

A) Closed under union B) Closed under intersection C) Can be recognized by a DFA D) Can be parsed by a pushdown automaton Answer: D) Can be parsed by a pushdown automaton

18. Which type of grammar can be used to define recursive functions in programming languages?

A) Type 3 grammar B) Type 2 grammar C) Type 1 grammar D) Type 0 grammar Answer: B) Type 2 grammar

19. Which of the following describes a deterministic pushdown automaton (DPDA)?

A) It recognizes context-free languages B) It can only recognize regular languages C) It requires a stack to store symbols D) It can recognize all context-sensitive languages Answer: A) It recognizes context-free languages

20. Which class of languages can be recognized by a linear-bounded automaton (LBA)?

A) Regular languages B) Context-free languages C) Context-sensitive languages D) Recursively enumerable languages Answer: C) Context-sensitive languages

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