Program Counter

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:voter_registration
gptkbp:architecture Microprocessors
gptkbp:facilitates Branch prediction
gptkbp:has_been_restored Reset signal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Program Counter
gptkbp:increments After each instruction fetch
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of gptkb:RISC_architecture
Operating systems
Von Neumann architecture
gptkbp:is_a_part_of_the_control_path_in Digital circuits
gptkbp:is_a_register_that_can_be Incremented or decremented
Read and written to
Saved and restored during context switching
gptkbp:is_a_register_that_holds Memory address
gptkbp:is_a_register_that_influences Performance of the CPU
gptkbp:is_affected_by Interrupts
Branch instructions
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in Next instruction to execute
gptkbp:is_associated_with Fetch-decode-execute cycle
gptkbp:is_critical_for Multithreading
Control flow management
gptkbp:is_crucial_for_ensuring Correct program execution
gptkbp:is_described_as Assembly language programming
gptkbp:is_essential_for Task scheduling
Debugging processes
Instruction execution
Program state
Sequential execution of programs
gptkbp:is_essential_for_managing Function calls
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to gptkb:architecture
Instruction cycle
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:computer
gptkbp:is_involved_in Pipeline processing
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to Incremented by 1
gptkbp:is_often_seen_in Microcontrollers
gptkbp:is_often_used_in Stack Pointer
gptkbp:is_part_of Control Unit
Fetch stage
gptkbp:is_represented_in Binary format
gptkbp:is_updated_by Control logic
gptkbp:is_used_to_track_the_execution_of Loops
gptkbp:key_feature Real-time systems
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Instruction_Pointer
gptkbp:management Control flow
Thread execution
gptkbp:modifications Jump instructions
gptkbp:retailers Address of the next instruction
gptkbp:track Execution flow
gptkbp:type_of Control Register
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:was_executed_by Subroutines
Conditional statements
gptkbp:works_with Instruction Register
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Intel_8080
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6