Module 4

Prompts, context, memory, and outputs

Module 4 of 6, designed for short phone-friendly study sessions.

Prompt

A prompt is what you give the system. It can be a question, instruction, example, file, or request. Better prompts usually produce better results, but there is no magic phrase.

Context

Context is the relevant information the system has for the task (your instructions, the conversation so far, documents, examples, constraints). Good context helps the system produce more relevant output.

Memory

Memory means information that may be stored or carried across interactions, depending on the tool. Not every tool has memory, and memory does not mean the system remembers everything forever.

Weak prompt vs clearer prompt

Weak, Write an email.

Clearer, Write a friendly follow-up email to a customer who attended our estimate visit yesterday. Thank them, remind them we can answer questions, keep it under 120 words, warm but professional.

Common mistake

Prompting is not about secret words. Good prompting is mostly clear communication.

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