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I wanna know about what is console?

14th Jan 2018, 9:17 AM
Mayank
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Console (also called terminal) provide a CLI (Command Line Interface), meaning a text-only virtual screen to connect to a computer in oposition to GUI (Graphic User Interface). A GUI is running on a higher user interface level, and console/terminal is a way to access to a lower level, even inside a GUI, as if you avoid run a GUI. It's helpful for accessing distant computers (servers), which doesn't need to use ressources to run a GUI (and often even doesn't have screen plugged, as they're intended to mainly be distant accessed).
14th Jan 2018, 10:53 AM
visph
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A console application is a computer program designed to be used via a text-only computer interface, such as a text terminal, the command line interface of some operating systems (Unix, DOS, etc.) or the text-based interface included with most Graphical User Interface (GUI) operating systems, such as the Win32 console ...
14th Jan 2018, 9:45 AM
Abhivarshini Maddala
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console just means to direct output to the window so you can see it for example print("print to console window");
14th Jan 2018, 9:43 AM
D_Stark
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