The Memory Address Register
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The Memory Address Register
- A.
is a hardware memory device which denotes the location of the current instruction being executed.
- B.
is a group of electrical circuit, that performs the intent of instructions fetched from memory
- C.
contains the address of the memory location that is to be read from or stored into
- D.
contains a copy of the designated memory location specified by the MAR after a "read" or the new contents of the memory prior to a "write"
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Correct answer: C
The Memory Address Register (MAR) is a specific register used to hold the address of the memory location that is to be accessed. When performing read or write operations, the MAR specifies exactly where data should be retrieved from or stored into within the memory system.
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