Consider the following statement regarding special purpose registers. (A)…
2024
Consider the following statement regarding special purpose registers.
(A) Program Counter (PC) keeps the track of next instruction executed
(B) Instruction register holds the address of first instruction to be executed
(C) Accumulator holds the output of ALU
(D) Program Counter (PC) keeps the track of only first instruction of the program
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A.
(A) and (C) Only
- B.
(A) and (D) Only
- C.
(B) and (D) Only
- D.
(A),
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Correct answer: A
✔ Correct statements:
(A) Program Counter (PC) keeps track of the next instruction to be executed ✅
(C) Accumulator holds the output of ALU ✅
❌ Incorrect statements:
(B) Instruction Register (IR) holds the current instruction, not the address of the first instruction ❌
(D) PC does not track only the first instruction; it continuously updates to the next instruction ❌
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