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Programming in C · Quiz 1 · 23 Feb 2025 · January 2025 term

Programming in C Quiz 1 23 Feb 2025 — Question 1

Question 1

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What is the role of the Program Counter (PC) in the CPU?

  1. A

    To store the results of computations

  2. B

    To store the address of the next instruction to execute

  3. C

    To manage input and output operations

  4. D

    To provide temporary data storage

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Correct answer

  • B

    To store the address of the next instruction to execute

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Question 1 of 16 in the IIT Madras BS Programming in C (Programming in C) Quiz 1 paper sat on 23 Feb 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB2 23 Feb 2025). It carries 2 marks.

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