效绵鼎 Why Study Finite Automata? Used for both design and verification of circuits and communication protocols. Used for many text-processing applications. An important component of compilers. Describes simple patterns of events,etc. 3Why Study Finite Automata? ◼ Used for both design and verification of circuits and communication protocols. ◼ Used for many text-processing applications. ◼ An important component of compilers. ◼ Describes simple patterns of events, etc. 3