Question

For a LEGv8 processor running a program with no branch, jump, loop, or any conditional statements, the program counter register should be incremented by the following amount after execution of each of the instructions. Select one: a. 8 b. 4 c. 2 d. 1

Answer 1

D; 1

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are tasked with selecting the number by which the program counter should be implemented for a LEGv8 processor on the condition that there is no branch, jump, loop or any conditional statements.

The correct answer is 1, which is option D

The program counter of the processor will be incremented by 1 after each of the instructions is executed.

This is because, there are no jump, loop, branch and also no conditional statement encountered whilst the processor is running the program