# First Words

First Words: PowerShell, Windows PowerShell and the Terminal.

Updated: November 10, 2026

1. [PowerShell, Windows PowerShell and the Terminal](https://www.ask-codey.com/lessons/powershell-shell-terminal-prompt) (Novice): The terminal is the window, the shell is the program that runs your commands, and the prompt is where it waits for you; Windows has two PowerShells, and $PSVersionTable tells you which one you're in.

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