{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Fundamentals of programming\n", "\n", "## Orientation of common interfaces\n", "\n", "In this section we will cover the use and purpose of some common\n", "interfaces that you’ll be using in this course.\n", "\n", "### Command window, terminal, console, command prompt.\n", "\n", "This is a text based interface that allows the users to interact with\n", "the computer. It is used to execute commands, run scripts or programs.\n", "\n", "### Text Editor / Script\n", "\n", "Your text editor is the program used to write a script which can be\n", "re-run every time you call it from the command window. This can be a\n", "built-in text editor such as Spyder and MATLAB provide or an external on\n", "such a notepad++.\n", "\n", " Globe analogy: Hardware, Kernel, shell, Application software.\n", " - Scripting" ], "id": "a283b045-32a1-410b-a754-ad14dd955347" } ], "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 5, "metadata": {} }