alleryStart learning →What does the CPU's program counter keep track of?
ANext instruction spot
BPrinter queue list
CCurrent clock time
DTotal disk size
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Next instruction spot
The program counter holds the memory location from which the next instruction is read.
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