alleryStart learning →The program counter in a CPU keeps track of what?
ANext instruction spot
BThe printer queue
CFree disk space
DThe time of day
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Next instruction spot
It records which memory location the next instruction is to be read from.
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