What is the function of accumulator?

Answer Posted / bhumi

An accumulator is an 8-bit register that is a part of ALU
(Arithmatic-Logic Unit) of a processor.It is used for
temporary storage of 8-bit data and to perform arithmatic
operations like addition,subtraction,multiplication,division
or logical operations like AND,OR,XOR etc.The result of
operation is stored in accumulator.

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