Practice - Program Counter
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What does the program counter do in a microprocessor?
💡 Hint: Think about instruction sequences.
How does the program counter behave after fetching an instruction?
💡 Hint: Does it stay the same or change?
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the primary function of the program counter?
💡 Hint: Focus on the sequential nature of instruction execution.
True or False: The program counter does not change when a call instruction is executed.
💡 Hint: How does saving affect future executions?
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Challenge Problems
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Write a simulation where the program counter starts at address 1000 and executes three sequential instructions, including a jump instruction to address 1500.
💡 Hint: Map the addresses carefully, noting the skip.
Create a small piece of pseudocode that includes both a subroutine and a jump instruction. Analyze how the program counter behaves at each step.
💡 Hint: Document each flow transition clearly to visualize the jumping effect.
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