Internal Registers in x86 Architecture

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Which register in 8086 holds the address of the next instruction to be fetched from memory?

  • Instruction Pointer (correct)
  • Status Register
  • Stack Pointer
  • Base Pointer

Which register among the options points to the program stack in 8086?

  • Base Pointer
  • Instruction Pointer
  • Status Register
  • Stack Pointer (correct)

How many status flags are there in the 16-bit flag register of 8086?

  • Ten
  • Eight
  • Four
  • Six (correct)

Unlike Stack Pointer (SP), which register can be used to access data in other segments as well in 8086 architecture?

<p>Base Pointer (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which register is sometimes referred to as the flag register in 8086?

<p>Status Register (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many bits of the 16-bit status register in 8086 are defined?

<p>Nine (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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