Program Counter (PC)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf processor register
gptkbp:abbreviation PC
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs instruction pointer
gptkbp:amendedBy branch instruction
call instruction
jump instruction
gptkbp:category gptkb:architecture
digital electronics
gptkbp:function holds address of next instruction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Program Counter (PC)
gptkbp:incrementedBy instruction length
gptkbp:numberOfLocations memory address
gptkbp:presentIn gptkb:Harvard_architecture
gptkb:von_Neumann_architecture
gptkbp:requires sequential execution
gptkbp:resetTo reset vector
gptkbp:updated instruction execution
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:widthDependsOn address bus size
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6502_assembly
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6