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Compiler Design · Quiz 1 · 19 Jul 2026 · May 2026 term

Question 5: A compiler architecture uses a common Intermediate Repres…

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A compiler architecture uses a common Intermediate Representation (IR). Initially, it supports 6 source languages and 4 target architectures.
Later, support for 3 new source languages and 2 new target architectures is added.
Without using IR, the compiler requires one translator for every source-target pair.
With IR, how many fewer translators/components are required after the expansion?

  1. A

    24

  2. B

    30

  3. C

    39

  4. D

    48

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  • C

    39

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Question 5 of 16 in the IIT Madras BS Compiler Design (Compiler Design) Quiz 1 paper sat on 19 Jul 2026, in the May 2026 term (Compiler Design 16 Jul 26). It carries 2 marks.

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