Differnce between executables and script

[yogpal]

Hi
I have tired in goolge but I am not geeting exact difference in executables and script, and where they are exactly used.

Kindly help me by giving ur views or proper sources.

Since I am a new user and not so friendly of using this site,
So if this question is already answered, plz let me know the exact page.

Thank you.

[Shuja Ali]

Welcome to the Forum :wave:

Executable is basically a piece of compiled code that is used to perform certain operations. To get an executable, you will have to write code in a language (like C++, C#, etc) and compile it. The users using the executable won't know what code is written inside the executable, however they will be able to use it and perform the tasks for which the code was written.

A script on the other hand is not compiled. It is a subset of a larger language, for example VBScript comes from VB and JavaScript comes from Java. Scripts are not compiled they execute without compiling and directly interpreted by the OS.