How does a branch instruction differ from most other instructions in relation to the program counter?
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The program counter (PC) is a register that holds the address of the next instruction to be executed. For sequential instructions, the PC is typically incremented by the size of the instruction after each instruction is executed, pointing to the next instruction Show more…
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