# Fundamentals of programming

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## Orientation of common interfaces
In this section we will cover the use and purpose of some common interfaces that you'll be using in this course.

### Command window, terminal, console, command prompt.
This is a text based interface that allows the users to interact with the computer. It is used to execute commands, run scripts or programs.


### Text Editor / Script
Your text editor is the program used to write a script which can be re-run every time you call it from the command window. This can be a built-in text editor such as Spyder and MATLAB provide or an external on such a notepad++.

	  Globe analogy: Hardware, Kernel, shell, Application software.
	- Scripting