Actually, the POST "software" is part of the BIOS in a ROM or EEPROM chip which does not need battery power. The battery is needed for the CMOS chip that holds the boot settings.
Application software
Spooler
Yes -_-
Its called Momming
The organ where the developing fetus resides is called the uterus. This is where the fetus grows and matures inside the female.
A diplomat who resides in a foreign country where he represents his home country is called an ambassador.
A special piece of system software called a device driver.
If it is bad enough, if the battery/cables get damaged. Also some cars have special battery terminals that disconnect the battery in a severe crash to prevent fires/etc. BMWs have it, is called the BST (battery safety terminal).
matrilocality.
terminal emulator.
Computer software is called either simply software, computer program or it can be called specifically by the computer software's name.
To make a chip and implement it with a software program, you need to "burn" the program into the chip before it can work. You must use special chips, called programmable read only memory chips, commonly called PROMs, for this. It also requires special machinery to program the chips.