Question 33

A register in the microprocessor that keeps track of the answer or result of any arithmetic or logic operation is the ______.

  1. AAccumulator
  2. BStack pointer
  3. CProgram counter
  4. DInstruction pointer
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Correct answer: (A) Accumulator

Explanation

The accumulator holds an operand and stores the result of arithmetic and logic operations. The program counter holds the next instruction's address, and the stack pointer holds the top of the stack.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science Practice Set 3

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