Mostly the same as the name of the activity. If an activity can have 2 grades (i.e. Forum or Workshop) then there are 2 corresponding grade items in the Gradebook
The latest v1.3.0 release introduced advanced gradebook reporting capabilities, including Grade Category Path, Top Category Name, and Category Depth columns with dedicated filters. Whether you're reviewing course design, auditing assessment structures, or locating activities within large gradebook hierarchies, these new fields provide greater visibility into how grade items are organised and aggregated throughout the gradebook.
To improve performance and support more advanced Gradebook reporting, most of the Gradebook Category Settings are now available via a dedicated entity. These three columns are removed from v1.4.0+ Sorry for any inconvenience.