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 15a. 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.