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Briefly explain registers

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A CPU register also call processor register is a tiny place, which holds the data in a processor.
A register mostly contains an instruction, individual characters, a sequence or a storage address.
A register must be large enough to hold information, for example if a computer is of 32 bits the respective register must be minimum of 32 bits and the same criteria goes with 64 bit computer.
A register sometimes contains the a part of instruction for another register
Sometimes, half register comes in handy for storing smaller data or information.
A typical processor haves index register in it also known as address register.
A shift register is the type of register in which a bit is entered from one end and comes out from another end.
Flip-flop gates are also used for storing and process data.

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