The commands 1st retrieve a software update point component object on the server named Contoso-SiteSysSrv.TSQA.Contoso.com The command stored the object on the variable named $CIObj.
The first command retrieves a software update point component object on the server named Contoso-SiteSysSrv.TSQA.Contoso.com. The command stores the object in the $CIObj variable.