Accumulator

Accumulator is nothing but a register which can hold 8-bit data. Accumulator aids in storing two quantities. The data to be processed by arithmetic and logic unit is stored in accumulator. It also stores the result of the operation carried out by the Arithmetic and Logic unit.The accumulator is  also  called  an  8-bit register. The  accumulator is  connected to  Internal  Data bus  and  ALU (arithmetic and logic unit). The accumulator can be used to send or receive data from the Internal Data bus.