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Index register in a microprocessor is used for

(a) direct addressing

(b) address modification

(c) pointing to the stack

(d) loop execution

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The question is from Computer Aided Synthesis of Four Bar Mechanism With Coupler Point topic in division Computer Aided Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms of Machine Dynamics

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Correct choice is (c) pointing to the stack

To explain: Index Register is also called special purpose Register, which is used as stack pointer to programme stack i.e., is used to hold the address of the top of stack.

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