When the computer completes an instruction, the control unit increments the instruction pointer to the memory address of the next instruction, and the instruction cycle begins again.

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This statement is true. The instruction cycle is a continuous process of fetching, decoding, executing and storing the instructions. Once an instruction is completed, the control unit increments the instruction pointer to the memory address of the next instruction and the cycle repeats.

When the Computer Completes an Instruction, the Control Unit Increments