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Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as ______________.

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PC
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Flags
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Memory Address Registers
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General Purpose Registers
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The correct option is B Flags

Registers which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional codes (bits set by the CPU hardware as the result of operations), are known as Flags.

A bit field is a data structure used in computer programming. ... Within microprocessors and other logic devices, collections of bit fields called "flags" are commonly used to control or to indicate the intermediate state or outcome of particular operations.

A software or hardware mark that signals a particular condition or status. A flag is like a switch that can be either on or off. The flag is said to be set when it is turned on. A special mark indicating that a piece of data is unusual.


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