October 11, 2015

Difference among Shell, Console, Terminal

□ Shell : Software that interprets the CLI commands. This is opposite of kernel(== substance). unix/linux's bash, windows's cmd

□ Console : Console is a type of terminal. special purpose terminal such as system control.

□ Terminal : terminal device connected to the system to enable the input and output(Hardware or Software).

ps. Direct access / remote access and GUI / CUI does not distinguish whether the "terminal" or "console". There is also GUI console of remote access.