why program counter is 16 bit?

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why program counter is 16 bit?..

Answer / vishnu

Program counter depends on the architecture. since
instructions will be fetched from memory and inorder to
address the address in the memory PC should be 16 bit. It
contains address from which memory should the next
instruction is fetched.

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why program counter is 16 bit?..

Answer / anoop raj

because they're on a 16-bit processor

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why program counter is 16 bit?..

Answer / sandeep rehlan

Since Program counter stores the address of the next
instruction to be executed.and address are of 2 bytes.
So,the program counter is a 16 bit.

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