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Which register is known as a loop counter?
a. EAX
b. EBX
c. ECX
d. EDX

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Answer: ECX

Step-by-step explanation:

The loop counter is simply used to know when a particular loop should be ended and also for the continuation of the program flow after the loop to the next instruction.

The EAX is an accumulator register, the

EBX is a base register, the EDX is a data register while the ECX is simply a counter register that is typically used as loop counter.

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