Program counter - Definition,Properties,Features - Networking

Q.  Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located? (Networking)
- Published on 25 Jun 15

a. Memory address register
b. Memory data register
c. Instruction register
d. Program counter

ANSWER: Program counter
 
The program counter is a register in a processor which contains the address of the instruction which is being executed at the current time. As soon as the instruction is fetched the instruction the counter increases by 1.

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