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A-LevelComputer ScienceSystem software9618/33 · May/June 2025 · Q84 Marks

Explain the process of syntax analysis during program compilation.

  1. Explain the process of syntax analysis during program compilation.[4]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2025). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [4] One mark per mark point (Max 4)
  2. MP1 It is the second stage of compilation // It's the compilation stage after lexical analysis.
  3. MP2 It takes input from the lexical analyser in the form of token streams.
  4. MP3 The source code is analysed / parsed against the rules of the language to detect any errors in the code.
  5. MP4 The output from this phase is a parse tree.
  6. MP5 Syntax errors are reported.

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Topic
System software, A-Level Computer Science (syllabus 9618). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
A-Level Computer Science, May/June 2025 Paper 3 Variant 3, question 8.

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