Automata Theory MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Automata Theory MCQ - Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Our 1000+ Automata Theory MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions and Answers) focuses on all chapters of Automata Theory covering 100+ topics. You should practice these MCQs for 1 hour daily for 2-3 months. This way of systematic learning will prepare you easily for Automata Theory exams, contests, online tests, quizzes, MCQ-tests, viva-voce, interviews, and certifications.

Automata Theory Multiple Choice Questions Highlights

- 1000+ Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) in Automata Theory with a detailed explanation of every question.
- These MCQs cover theoretical concepts, true-false(T/F) statements, fill-in-the-blanks and match the following style statements.
- These MCQs also cover numericals as well as diagram oriented MCQs.
- These MCQs are organized chapterwise and each Chapter is futher organized topicwise.
- Every MCQ set focuses on a specific topic of a given Chapter in Automata Theory Subject.

Who should Practice Automata Theory MCQs?

– Students who are preparing for college tests and exams such as mid-term tests and semester tests on Automata Theory.
- Students who are preparing for Online/Offline Tests/Contests in Automata Theory.
– Students who wish to sharpen their knowledge of Automata Theory Subject.
- Anyone preparing for Aptitude test in Automata Theory.
- Anyone preparing for interviews (campus/off-campus interviews, walk-in interview and company interviews).
- Anyone preparing for entrance examinations and other competitive examinations.
- All - Experienced, Freshers and College / School Students.

Automata Theory Chapters

Here's the list of chapters on the "Automata Theory" subject covering 100+ topics. You can practice the MCQs chapter by chapter starting from the 1st chapter or you can jump to any chapter of your choice.

  1. Finite Automata
  2. Regular Expressions and Languages
  3. Properties of Regular Languages
  4. Context Free Grammars and Languages
  5. Push Down Automata
  6. Properties of Context Free Languages
  7. Introduction to Turing Machines
  8. Undecidability
  9. Intractable Problems
  10. Other Classes of Problems

2. Regular Expressions and Languages

The section contains questions and answers on regular expressions and its its operators, buliding and converting the regular expressions, lexical analysis, unix regular expressions, finding patterns in text and algebric laws.

  • Regular Expression – Introduction
  • Operators of Regular Expression
  • Building Regular Expressions
  • DFA to Regular Expressions
  • Conversion by Eliminating states
  • Regular Language & Expression – 1
  • Regular Language & Expression – 2
  • Converting Regular Expressions to Automata
  • Regular Expression in UNIX
  • Lexical Analysis
  • Finding Patterns in Text, Algebric Laws and Derivatives
  • Properties-Non Regular Languages
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    3. Properties of Regular Languages

    The section contains MCQs on pumping lemma for regular language and its applications, reversal and inverse homomorphism, conversions and testing emptiness.

  • Pumping Lemma for Regular Language
  • Applications of Pumping Lemma
  • Closure Properties under Boolean Operations
  • Reversal-Homomorphism and Inverse Homomorphism
  • Conversions among Representations
  • Testing Emptiness and Membership
  • 4. Context Free Grammars and Languages

    The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on context free grammar, inferences, ambiguity, sentential forms, application parser and yacc parser generators, trees derivations, markup languages and ambiguos grammar.

  • Context Free Grammar-Derivations and Definitions
  • The Language of a Grammar, Inferences and Ambiguity
  • Sentential Forms
  • Construction and Yield of a Parse Tree
  • Inferences to Trees and Trees to Derivations
  • Applications-Parsers
  • YACC Parser Generator
  • Markup Languages
  • Ambiguous Grammar
  • 5. Push Down Automata

    The section contains questions and answers on pda acceptance by final state and empty stack, conversions from pda to grammar and grammar to pda, dpda, dpda with regular languages, context free languages and ambiguous grammar.

  • PDA-Acceptance by Final State
  • PDA-Acceptance by Empty Stack
  • From Grammars to Push Down Automata
  • From PDA to Grammars
  • Deterministic PDA
  • Regular Languages and D-PDA
  • DPDA and Context Free Languages
  • DPDA and Ambiguous Grammars
  • 6. Properties of Context Free Languages

    The section contains MCQs on cfl closure properties and other normal forms, chomsky normal form, regular languages, eliminating useless symbols, epsilon and unit productions.

  • CFG-Eliminating Useless Symbols
  • Eliminating Epsilon Productions
  • Eliminating Unit Productions
  • Chomsky Normal Form
  • Pumping Lemma for Context Free Language
  • CFL- Closure Properties
  • CFL- Other Normal Forms
  • Intersection with Regular Languages
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    7. Introduction to Turing Machines

    The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on language of turning machine and its simulation, turning machine halting, multitape and non-deterministic turning machines, storage and subroutines.

  • Turing Machine – Notation and Transition Diagrams
  • The Language of Turing Machine-1
  • The Language of Turing Machine-2
  • Turing Machine and Halting
  • Programming Techniques-Storage and Subroutines
  • Multitape Turing Machines
  • Equivalence of One-Tape and Multitape TM’s
  • Non Deterministic Turing Machines
  • Multistack and Counter Machines
  • Simulation of Turing Machine
  • 8. Undecidability

    The section contains questions and answers on diagonalization and universal languages, rice theorem and its properties.

  • The Diagonalization Languages
  • The Universal Language-Undecidability
  • Rice’s Theorem, Properties and PCP
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    9. Intractable Problems

    The section contains MCQs on non deterministic polynomial time, problem solving in polynomial, node cover and hamilton circuit problems.

  • Problem Solvable in Polynomial Time
  • Non Deterministic Polynomial Time
  • Node-Cover Problem and Hamilton Circuit Problem
  • 10. Other Classes Of Problems

    The section contains multiple choice questions and answers on pspace, randomized algorithm, rp and zpp complexity.

  • PSPACE
  • Randomized Algorithm
  • Class RP, ZPP and Complexity
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