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+20 votes

11 answers

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GATE2017-1-22
Consider the language $L$ given by the regular expression $(a+b)^{*} b (a+b)$ over the alphabet $\{a,b\}$. The smallest number of states needed in a deterministic finite-state automaton (DFA) accepting $L$ is ___________ .

asked Feb 14, 2017 in Theory of Computation by Arjun Veteran (377k points) | 4.8k views

+13 votes

10 answers

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GATE2018-35
Consider the following languages: $\{a^mb^nc^pd^q \mid m+p=n+q, \text{ where } m, n, p, q \geq 0 \}$ $\{a^mb^nc^pd^q \mid m=n \text{ and }p=q, \text{ where } m, n, p, q \geq 0 \}$ ... Which of the above languages are context-free? I and IV only I and II only II and III only II and IV only

asked Feb 14, 2018 in Theory of Computation by gatecse Boss (18.3k points) | 3.6k views

+12 votes

9 answers

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GATE2017-2-16
Identify the language generated by the following grammar, where $S$ is the start variable. $ S \rightarrow XY$ $ X \rightarrow aX \mid a$ $ Y \rightarrow aYb \mid \epsilon$ $\{a^mb^n \mid m \geq n, n > 0 \}$ $ \{ a^mb^n \mid m \geq n, n \geq 0 \}$ $\{a^mb^n \mid m > n, n \geq 0 \}$ $\{a^mb^n \mid m > n, n > 0 \}$

asked Feb 14, 2017 in Theory of Computation by khushtak Loyal (7.9k points) | 2k views

+23 votes

9 answers

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GATE2017-2-25
The minimum possible number of states of a deterministic finite automaton that accepts the regular language $L$ = {$w_{1}aw_{2}$ | $w_{1},w_{2}$ $\in$ $\left \{ a,b \right \}^{*}$ , $\left | w_{1} \right | = 2, \left | w_{2} \right |\geq 3$} is ______________ .

asked Feb 14, 2017 in Theory of Computation by Madhav Active (2k points) | 3.5k views

+23 votes

8 answers

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GATE2017-1-37
Consider the context-free grammars over the alphabet $\left \{ a, b, c \right \}$ given below. $S$ and $T$ are non-terminals. $G_{1}:S\rightarrow aSb \mid T, T \rightarrow cT \mid \epsilon$ ... $L\left ( G_{1} \right )\cap L(G_{2})$ is Finite Not finite but regular Context-Free but not regular Recursive but not context-free

asked Feb 14, 2017 in Theory of Computation by Arjun Veteran (377k points) | 2.9k views

+35 votes

8 answers

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GATE2015-1-52
Consider the DFAs $M$ and $N$ given above. The number of states in a minimal DFA that accept the language $L(M) \cap L(N)$ is_____________.

asked Feb 14, 2015 in Theory of Computation by makhdoom ghaya Boss (40.8k points) | 3.5k views

+22 votes

8 answers

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GATE2004-IT-40
Let $M = (K, Σ, Г, Δ, s, F)$ be a pushdown automaton, where $K = (s, f), F = \{f\}, \Sigma = \{a, b\}, Г = \{a\}$ and $Δ = \{((s, a, \epsilon), (s, a)), ((s, b, \epsilon), (s, a)), (( s, a, a), (f, \epsilon)), ((f, a, a), (f, \epsilon)), ((f, b, a), (f, \epsilon))\}$. Which one of the following strings is not a member of $L(M)$? $aaa$ $aabab$ $baaba$ $bab$

asked Nov 2, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Ishrat Jahan Boss (19.1k points) | 5.1k views

+33 votes

8 answers

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GATE2003-14
The regular expression $0^*(10^*)^*$ denotes the same set as $(1^*0)^*1^*$ $0+(0+10)^*$ $(0+1)^*10(0+1)^*$ None of the above

asked Sep 16, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Kathleen Veteran (59.8k points) | 3.3k views

+13 votes

7 answers

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ISRO2016-38
What is the highest type number that can be assigned to the following grammar? $S\to Aa,A\to Ba,B \to abc$ Type 0 Type 1 Type 2 Type 3

asked Jul 4, 2016 in Theory of Computation by Anu Loyal (6k points) | 4.1k views

+5 votes

7 answers

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ISRO2008-7
Consider the grammar $S \rightarrow ABCc \mid bc$ $BA \rightarrow AB$ $Bb \rightarrow bb$ $Ab \rightarrow ab$ $Aa \rightarrow aa$ Which of the following sentences can be derived by this grammar? abc aab abcc abbc

asked Jun 10, 2016 in Theory of Computation by jothee Veteran (112k points) | 2.7k views

+26 votes

7 answers

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GATE2016-1-43
Consider the transition diagram of a PDA given below with input alphabet $\Sigma=\{a,b\}$ and stack alphabet $\Gamma = \{X,Z\}$. $Z$ is the initial stack symbol. Let $L$ ... that halts on every input $L =\{a^n\mid n \geq0 \} \cup \{a^nb^n \mid n \geq 0\}$ and is deterministic context-free

asked Feb 12, 2016 in Theory of Computation by Sandeep Singh Loyal (7.8k points) | 4.8k views

+30 votes

7 answers

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GATE2016-1-42
Consider the following context-free grammars; $G_1 : S \to aS \mid B, B \to b \mid bB$ $G_2 : S \to aA \mid bB, A \to aA \mid B \mid \varepsilon,B \to bB \mid \varepsilon$ Which one of the following pairs of languages is generated by $G_1$ and $G_2$ ... $\{ a^mb^n \mid m \geq 0 \text{ and } n >0\}$ and $\{ a^mb^n \mid m > 0 \text{ or } n>0\}$

asked Feb 12, 2016 in Theory of Computation by Sandeep Singh Loyal (7.8k points) | 4k views

+16 votes

7 answers

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GATE1995-1.9 , ISRO2017-13
In some programming language, an identifier is permitted to be a letter followed by any number of letters or digits. If $L$ and $D$ denote the sets of letters and digits respectively, which of the following expressions defines an identifier? $(L + D)^+$ $(L.D)^*$ $L(L + D)^*$ $L(L.D)^*$

asked Oct 8, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Kathleen Veteran (59.8k points) | 3.3k views

+1 vote

6 answers

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doubt_theory of computation
If L1 = { an | n ≥ 0 } and L2 = { bn | n ≥ 0 }, Consider then L1 . L2 wil be a) (ab)^n b) a^n b^n c) b^n a^n d)b^m a^n e) { a^m b^n | m ≥ 0, n ≥ 0 } why answer is d why noy b ????

asked Dec 9, 2017 in Theory of Computation by air1ankit Active (4.2k points) | 176 views

+16 votes

6 answers

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GATE2017-1-34
If $G$ is a grammar with productions $S\rightarrow SaS|aSb|bSa|SS|\in$ where $S$ is the start variable, then which one of the following strings is not generated by $G$? $abab$ $aaab$ $abbaa$ $babba$

asked Feb 14, 2017 in Theory of Computation by Arjun Veteran (377k points) | 2k views

+1 vote

6 answers

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MadeEasy TestSeries
Consider the following language, $L= \big\{ xy \mid x, \ y \in \big\{0,1\big\}^{*} \ where \ x \neq y \ but \ |x| = |y| \big\}$ The language is ___________. Regular CFL but not regular CSL but not CFL Recursive but not CSL

asked Jan 9, 2017 in Theory of Computation by Meghashyam Sujay (319 points) | 299 views

+5 votes

6 answers

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Regular Languages
If L1 contains finite number of strings and L2 is a CFL then $L1\cap L2$ is ____ (A) Regular (B) CSL (C) CFL (D) None of these

asked Nov 27, 2016 in Theory of Computation by Rakesh K Active (2k points) | 239 views

+5 votes

6 answers

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Minimized DFA no of states || Peter Linz
$L = \left \{ a^nb \ ; n\geq 0 \right \} \cup \left \{ b^na \ ; n\geq 1 \right \}$ Minimal DFA for the above language ?

asked Sep 24, 2016 in Theory of Computation by Debashish Deka Veteran (57.8k points) | 940 views

+2 votes

6 answers

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which one is correct ?
Consider R1 and R2 are two regular expression then equality of two regular expression compute in A) polynomial time B) Exponential time C) logarithmic Polynomial time D) Constant Time

asked Sep 13, 2015 in Theory of Computation by Ankit Chourasiya Junior (649 points) | 340 views

+1 vote

6 answers

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L=set of all bit strings with even number of 1's ...Regular Expression will be .

asked Sep 3, 2015 in Theory of Computation by Ravi_1511 Active (2k points) | 1.5k views

+26 votes

6 answers

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GATE2015-2-21
Consider the following statements. The complement of every Turing decidable language is Turing decidable There exists some language which is in NP but is not Turing decidable If L is a language in NP, L is Turing decidable Which of the above statements is/are true? Only II Only III Only I and II Only I and III

asked Feb 12, 2015 in Theory of Computation by jothee Veteran (112k points) | 2.9k views

+25 votes

6 answers

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GATE2007-IT-72
Consider the regular expression $R = (a + b)^* (aa + bb) (a + b)^*$ Which deterministic finite automaton accepts the language represented by the regular expression $R$?

asked Oct 31, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Ishrat Jahan Boss (19.1k points) | 1.5k views

+14 votes

6 answers

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GATE2007-IT-47
Consider the following DFA in which $S_0$ is the start state and $S_1$, $S_3$ are the final states. What language does this DFA recognize? All strings of $x$ and $y$ All strings of $x$ and $y$ which have either even number of $x$ and even number of $y$ or odd number of ... of $x$ and $y$ with either even number of $x$ and odd number of $y$ or odd number of $x$ and even number of $y$

asked Oct 30, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Ishrat Jahan Boss (19.1k points) | 884 views

+34 votes

6 answers

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GATE2010-41
Let $w$ be any string of length $n$ in $\{0,1\}^*$. Let $L$ be the set of all substrings of $w$. What is the minimum number of states in non-deterministic finite automation that accepts $L$? $n-1$ $n$ $n+1$ $2^{n-1}$

asked Sep 30, 2014 in Theory of Computation by jothee Veteran (112k points) | 3.8k views

+22 votes

6 answers

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GATE2009-41
The above DFA accepts the set of all strings over $\{0,1\}$ that begin either with $0$ or $1$. end with $0$. end with $00$. contain the substring $00$.

asked Sep 22, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Kathleen Veteran (59.8k points) | 2.4k views

+38 votes

6 answers

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GATE2006-34
Consider the regular language $L=(111+11111)^{*}$ . The minimum number of states in any DFA accepting this languages is: $3$ $5$ $8$ $9$

asked Sep 22, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Rucha Shelke Active (3.7k points) | 6k views

+36 votes

6 answers

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GATE2006-29
If $s$ is a string over $(0+1)^*$ then let $n_0(s)$ denote the number of $0$'s in $s$ and $n_1(s)$ the number of $1$'s in $s$. Which one of the following languages is not regular? $L=\left \{ s\in (0+1)^* \mid n_{0}(s) \text{ is a 3-digit prime } \right \}$ ... $L=\left \{ s\in (0+1)^*\mid n_{0}(s) \mod 7=n_{1}(s) \mod 5=0 \right \}$

asked Sep 18, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Rucha Shelke Active (3.7k points) | 4.5k views

+28 votes

6 answers

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GATE2003-50
Consider the following deterministic finite state automaton $M$. Let $S$ denote the set of seven bit binary strings in which the first, the fourth, and the last bits are $1$. The number of strings in $S$ that are accepted by $M$ is $1$ $5$ $7$ $8$

asked Sep 17, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Kathleen Veteran (59.8k points) | 3k views

+23 votes

6 answers

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GATE2000-2.8
What can be said about a regular language $L$ over $\{ a \}$ whose minimal finite state automaton has two states? $L$ must be $\{a^n \mid n \ \text{ is odd}\}$ $L$ must be $\{a^n \mid n \ \text{ is even}\}$ $L$ must be $\{a^n \mid n \geq 0\}$ Either $L$ must be $\{a^n \mid n \text{ is odd}\}$, or $L$ must be $\{a^n \mid n \text{ is even}\}$

asked Sep 14, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Kathleen Veteran (59.8k points) | 1.6k views

+19 votes

6 answers

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GATE1991-17,b
Let $L$ be the language of all binary strings in which the third symbol from the right is a $1$. Give a non-deterministic finite automaton that recognizes $L$. How many states does the minimized equivalent deterministic finite automaton have? Justify your answer briefly?

asked Sep 13, 2014 in Theory of Computation by Kathleen Veteran (59.8k points) | 2.1k views

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