What are the different types of CPU registers in a typical operating system design?



What are the different types of CPU registers in a typical operating system design?..

Answer / Dhanwati

1. General-purpose registers: used for storing temporary data, 2. Index registers: used for accessing arrays or tables, 3. Control registers: used by the control unit to manage the CPU's operation, 4. Stack pointers: used to keep track of function calls and return addresses, 5. Instruction pointer (IP): points to the current instruction being executed.

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