COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Program Counter (PC) consists of address of the current instruction
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: ⇒ ― a . The program counter (PC) holds the address of the next instruction, not the current instruction.

Detailed explanation-2: -The program counter works in combination with other registers to identify the current instruction. It can be modified or accessed with the help of access or jump instructions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The program counter (PC) is a register that manages the memory address of the instruction to be executed next. The address specified by the PC will be + n (+1 for a 1-word instruction and +2 for a 2-word instruction) each time one instruction is executed.

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