Which of the following is the purpose of the Program Counter (PC) ?
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Which of the following is the purpose of the Program Counter (PC) ?
Answer: B. Store the address of the next instruction to be executed — The Program Counter (PC) holds the memory address of the next instruction to be executed by the CPU. This allows the processor to fetch instructions…
- A.
Store the current instruction
- B.
Store the address of the next instruction to be executed
- C.
Store data in the memory
- D.
Perform arithmetic operations
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Correct answer: B
The Program Counter (PC) holds the memory address of the next instruction to be executed by the CPU. This allows the processor to fetch instructions sequentially and manage program flow effectively.
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