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What is terminal?

In Apex Flow Academy, "terminal" means: A window where you type commands to your computer instead of clicking. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work and Linux for Absolute Beginners. Related terms include program, directory, function and string.

  • 3 courses teach it
  • plain-word definition

The facts

What is terminal?

A window where you type commands to your computer instead of clicking. (From Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. 2 other courses define it for their own subject, so each definition follows.)

What does terminal mean in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work?

A window where you type commands to your computer instead of clicking.

What does terminal mean in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work?

A window where you type commands and see the replies.

What does terminal mean in Linux for Absolute Beginners?

A window where you type commands and read the answers.

Where is terminal taught?

terminal is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work and Linux for Absolute Beginners.

Which lessons cover terminal?

These lessons name it in their title or objectives:

  • Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, lesson 1.1: Run Your First Python Program
  • Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work, lesson 6.3: Run It on a Schedule
  • Linux for Absolute Beginners, lesson 1.1: Pick Your Free Practice Linux
Which terms are related to terminal?

Next to terminal in the course glossaries: program, directory, function, string, comment, Script, Virtual environment (venv), Automation, Package and pip.

The hard questions, answered straight

Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.

Do I need experience before I learn terminal?

It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:

  • Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.
  • Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work: Basic Python: variables, if statements, for loops, lists, dictionaries, f-strings and small functions. Lesson 3 of module 1 has a five-minute check.
  • Linux for Absolute Beginners: No Linux or programming experience is needed.

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