SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

COMPUTER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the program counters job?
A
To count the programs
B
It contains the memory address of the next instruction to be loaded
C
It stores instructions
D
It carries out the calculations
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A program counter (PC) is a CPU register in the computer processor which has the address of the next instruction to be executed from memory. It is a digital counter needed for faster execution of tasks as well as for tracking the current execution point.

Detailed explanation-2: -A program counter is a register in a computer processor that contains the address (location) of the instruction being executed at the current time. As each instruction gets fetched, the program counter increases its stored value by 1.

Detailed explanation-3: -The program counter, PC, is a special-purpose register that is used by the processor to hold the address of the next instruction to be executed.

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