A top-down parser generates

2016

A top-down parser generates

  1. A.

    Rightmost Derivation

  2. B.

    Rightmost derivation in reverse

  3. C.

    Leftmost derivation

  4. D.

    Leftmost derivation in reverse

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Correct answer: C

Top-down parsers begin parsing from the start symbol of the grammar.

They construct the parse tree by expanding non-terminals, always choosing to expand the leftmost non-terminal first.

This specific order of expansion ensures that top-down parsers generate a leftmost derivation.

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