Prompt Engineering Fundamentals
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Correct answer: B. The objective you want achieved, and the instructions for how to carry it out
Explanation
The principle — A prompt has parts, and knowing them turns "write a better prompt" into a checklist you can actually walk.
Why the key is correct — Google Cloud's component table marks the objective and the instructions as the essential components; persona, constraints, context, response format, few-shot examples and a recap are all listed as optional. The objective is what you want achieved, the instructions are how to get there.
Why the others are wrong — Persona and tone, background and examples, and delimiters and recap are all real components, but every one of them appears on the optional side of the same table.
Remember this — Objective and instructions are the floor. Everything else is added when the task needs it.
Sources — Google Cloud, Overview of prompting strategies.
Sources
“What you want the model to achieve. Be specific and include any overarching objectives.”
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