172 2001-10-15 shirshfi The PIPPIN Machine: Simulations of Language Processing Visualizations English This paper describes developed two simulations which together are intended to help students make the leap from writing programs in a simple high-level language to understanding how such programs come to be translated and executed on a simple computer. The first program simulates the compilation of as assignment statement from a typical programming language into a mock assembly language. The second simulates the fetch-execute cycle on a computer built expressly to process that same assembly language. We describe the design and use of each simulator, and conclude with anecdotes about our experiences using these tools in class. [ Rick Decker ] [ Stuart Hirshfield ] [ General Literature sub_subject: Introductory and Survey ] [ Computer Systems Organization sub_subject: Processor Architectures ] [ computer architecture, compiler, language processing ] [ Architecture Methods ] [ Programming Languages ] [ HTML ] [ Java ] [ All ] [ HTML Browser ] [ Java Virtual Machine ] [ rdecker@hamilton.edu ] [ shirshfi@hamilton.edu ] [ Overview ] [ Applet/Program ]