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.
Capsules, slime layers, and glycocalyx protect bacteria from engulfment by phagocytes and from an attack by antimicrobial agents. Biofilms are found in nature and in many medical situations. Biofilms are colonies of bacteria that are made up of capsule material and consists of a mixture of bacteria that live in that matrix of slime which is secreted by one of the bacterial members.