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The 7 pages that link to Program counter, each with the reason it gives.

• Stored-program computerRelated: It lets execution proceed through instructions held at successive memory addresses.

• Assembly languageRelated: Branches and jumps in assembly alter the sequence of instruction addresses it tracks.

• Von Neumann architectureRelated: It directs instruction fetching through memory shared with data.

• Instruction cycleRelated: Its updates direct the cycle to the next instruction or a branch target.

• Harvard Mark IRelated: The Mark I advanced through instructions in a predetermined sequence.

• Processor registerBroader topic: It steers instruction execution by tracking where the next instruction resides.

• State (computing)Related: Instruction position is part of a running program’s state.