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What is the purpose of the "program counter" (PC) register?
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The correct answer is A) It holds the memory address of the next instruction to be fetched and executed by the CPU
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Correct Answer
It holds the memory address of the next instruction to be fetched and executed by the CPU
Explanation
After each instruction is fetched, the program counter is updated (usually incremented) to point to the next instruction, ensuring sequential execution unless altered by a jump or branch instruction.
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