in PC terms What is Active X,?

Answer 1

Some crap related to Internet Explorer which you don't need to worry about if you're using a proper browser.

Answer 2

Active X is a programming term (and recently, thanks to Internet Explorer, a web browser's term) for modules which is used to make a program able to use other program's functionality. For example, Windows Media Player is actually contained in an Active X file, if a programmer choose that he wanted to play a video file in his program, he could just use Media Player's Active X file, to be embedded into his program, this would eliminate the need for him to write a code to display video himself, and thus eliminate bugs, and shorten the time needed to write the program considerably, and also reduces the size of the program a lot.

NOTE: Active X is NOT related to Direct X, and it isn't like ASP either

Answer 3

Simple:
Tool that allows Online tools to access your computer.

Advanced:
ActiveX controls are software modules based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. They add functionality to software applications by seamlessly incorporating pre-made modules with the basic software package. Modules can be interchanged but still appear as parts of the original software.

On the Internet, ActiveX controls can be linked to Web pages and downloaded by an ActiveX-compliant browser. ActiveX controls turn Web pages into software pages that perform like any other program launched from a server.

ActiveX controls can have full system access. In most instances this access is legitimate, but one should be cautious of malicious ActiveX applications.

Answer 4

Active X is used by web programmers to embed (OLE) media content.
This link might be helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_X

Answer 5

IM pretty sure its in relation to the direct x system created by microsoft. direct x contains a code framework much like .net. "managed code"...

Libraries of commands pre installed.
for example in code, non managed might look like
~
BeginInstruction(001)
Activate.Item(1)
Initiate.Resize.Item(1)
Device.Item(1).Height=100
Device.Item(1).Width=100
DeActivate.Item(1)
EndInstruction(001)
~

Turns into
Item(1).ResizeTo(100,100)
~


Consolidates code, and adds functionality to be easily used

Answer 6

runs Windows based components like ASP

Answer 7

This is all you need:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_X

Answer 8

go to your windows help(f1 on ur desktop) and type "ActiveX",
enjoy.