Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 18 - No. 47)
What is the function of the Program Counter (PC) in the Von Neumann architecture?
To store the result of the last calculation.
To hold the address of the next instruction to be fetched.
To store the current instruction being executed.
To manage the flow of data between memory and the CPU.
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The Program Counter holds the memory address of the next instruction that the CPU needs to execute.