The address of the next instruction to be executed by the current process is…

2023

The address of the next instruction to be executed by the current process is provided by the __________

  1. A.

    CPU registers

  2. B.

    Program counter

  3. C.

    Process stack

  4. D.

    Pipe

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Correct answer: B

Answer: b

Explanation: The address of the next instruction to be executed by the current process is provided by the Program Counter. After every instruction is executed, the Program Counter is incremented by 1 i.e. address of the next instruction to be executed. CPU fetches instruction from the address denoted by Program Counter and execute it.

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