An ActiveX control is a component program object that can be re-used by many application programs within a computer or among computers in a network. The technology for creating ActiveX controls is part of Microsoft's overall ActiveX set of technologies, chief of which is the Component Object Model (COM).
The Basic Input Output System, usually referred to as BIOS, is software stored on a small memory chip on the motherboard. BIOS is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Basic Integrated Operating System. BIOS instructs the computer on how to perform a number of basic functions such as booting and keyboard control.
Another common misconception is to think that the configuration altered by setup program is stored in BIOS. As BIOS is a ROM type memory, it just canât allow its data to be altered. All information handled and altered by setup are stored solely in the configuration memory (CMOS). Therefore when we run setup we donât enter BIOS nor do we alter BIOS values, as some guys say it by mistake. Actually we enter in setup and alter the values in the configuration memory.