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Program counter is a processor register that indicates where a computer is in its program sequence. It contains the address of the memory location.
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Function of a program counter?
Program Counter is just a synonim for Instruction Pointer.
What is the purpose of program counter?
program counter is a register that has the address of next instruction that has to be executed after currently executing instruction. it is used for proper execution of functions of computer by providing address of next instruction to microprocessor.
What is the difference between the instruction location counter and the program counter?
The Instruction Location Counter is a variable inside of the assembler. While the Program Counter is a register. The PC solely keeps track of the next instruction in a program, ILC increments by each instruction's operand length.
What is the function of the program counter register?
The function of the program counter register is to hold the address of the instruction that is being executed and (later) to hold the address of the instruction that will be executed next.
What is program counter?
Synonym for Instruction Pointer.
Purpose of program counter in a microprocessor is?
In 8085 program counter stores the address of the next instruction which is to be fecthed.same function is performed by instruction pointer in 8086.
What is the difference between stack pointer and program counter?
The stack pointer keeps track of the top of the stack used by the current thread. The program counter keeps track of the next instruction in a program. Both are registers and both store a memory address.
Can the program counter be one of the general purpose register?
No.
Why did NASA form?
To counter the Soviets space program.
Will a computer work without program counter?
yes
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