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A fetched instruction is held in temporary storage inside the CPU called a:

ARepository
BRegister
CReminder
DReference
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Register
1. The instruction must sit somewhere while it is decoded. 2. That holding place is inside the processor itself. 3. It is a register. _Source: OpenStax Introduction to Computer Science, Chapter 5, Computer Systems Design._
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