Question

Every finite automaton specification must contain which of the following?

(a) Descriptions of the automaton’s states in a way that allows them to be distinguished, such as by naming each one;

(b) Descriptions of transitions indicating each transition source state, its target state, and the events that trigger it;

(c) Designation of an initial state, the starting place for state transitions

(d) All of the mentioned

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Answer 1

Right answer is (d) All of the mentioned

Easy explanation: Every finite automaton specification contains – Descriptions of the automaton’s states in a way that allows them to be distinguished, such as by naming each one;Descriptions of transitions indicating each transition source state, its target state, and the events that trigger it; and Designation of an initial state, the starting place for state transitions.