| TABLE 1: Provider Classifications |
| Classification |
Description |
| Class |
Can retrieve, modify, delete, and enumerate a provider-specific class. Can also support query processing. |
| Instance | Can retrieve, modify, delete, and enumerate instances of system and provider-specific classes. Can also support query processing. |
| Property |
Can retrieve and modify individual property values. |
| Method |
Invokes methods for a provider-specific class. |
| Event |
Generates events notifications. |
| Event Consumer |
Maps a physical consumer to a logical consumer to support event notification. |