I have an Ubuntu server running Netatalk and flex media server. I was just thinking that if I need to access the Ubuntu terminal from a machine like Windows is there a way I can simply enter my server's ip address and see my server's terminal. Both the machines are on the same network. ssh is one way. But can I see my server's terminal on a web browser or is it is impossible?
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It is possible, but you'd need a web server set up to serve an SSH session through a webpage using something like ShellInABox: https://github.com/shellinabox/shellinabox
That type of setup seems unnecessarily complicated to me, and probably presents new security holes that you wouldn't otherwise have on your server.
A much easier way to see your server's terminal would be to use a Windows program like PuTTY: http://www.putty.org/ or even the Google Chrome extension Secure Shell: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/secure-shell/pnhechapfaindjhompbnflcldabbghjo which both use your server's standard SSH software.