Software that analyzes, configures, and optimizes the computer, including backup software, compression software, disk cleaners, and antivirus software.

• Utility Software

• Device Drivers

• Firmware

• Windows Settings App

Software that allows an operating system to communicate with hardware devices, such as printers, video cards, scanners, and cameras.

• Device Drivers

• Firmware

• Windows Settings App

• Windows 10 App

Preinstalled, read-only software on a device that tells it how to work.

• Device Drivers

• Firmware

• Windows Settings App

• Windows 10 App

In Windows 10, an application that organizes the settings and customizes how the computer looks and functions.

• Windows Settings App

• Windows 10 App

• Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

• CMOS

A Windows program that is installed and maintained through the Windows Store and uses the type of interface you would typically see on a touchscreen device.

• Device Drivers

• Firmware

• Windows Settings App

• Windows 10 App

A simple program that's written directly into the motherboard's hardware used to initiate hardware in the booting process.

• Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)

• CMOS

• Power-on Self Test (POST)

• UEFI

A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, is a chip where the BIOS settings are stored.

• CMOS

• Power-on Self Test (POST)

• UEFI

• Virtualization

This ensures that all the system's hardware is in working order before loading the operating system.

• Power-on Self Test (POST)

• UEFI

• Virtualization

• Virtual Machine

A graphical boot tool that is utilized to configure the BIOS for the end user, offering several advantages including faster booting, supporting larger hard drives, and providing more security features.

• UEFI

• Virtualization

• Virtual Machine

• Firmware

The process of running an instance of a computer system on its own partition, creating a software-based version of something such as an application, server, network, or storage.

• Power-on Self Test (POST)

• UEFI

• Virtualization

• Virtual Machine