A DevOps engineer is using an LLM to generate a list of Kubernetes commands. The engineer needs the output to be a numbered list of exactly five commands, each with a one-line description. Which prompt best achieves this?

"Give me five commands and explain them."

"List some useful Kubernetes commands."

"Provide a numbered list of exactly five Kubernetes commands, each with a one-line description."

"Act as a Kubernetes expert and list commands."

A sales engineer needs the LLM to draft a response to a customer who is frustrated with a network outage. The response must be empathetic, professional, and under 100 words. Which prompt is most effective?

"Draft a response to this customer complaint."

"You are a sales engineer. Respond to this customer."

"Act as a customer service representative. Draft an empathetic and professional response to this customer complaint, under 100 words."

"Write a detailed response to this complaint."

What is the primary purpose of instruction-based prompting?

To limit the model's response length

To provide examples for the model to follow

To provide clear, explicit directions that guide the model's output

To assign a persona to the model

A system administrator wants the LLM to create a step-by-step runbook for responding to a server alert. The administrator needs the runbook to be in a numbered list format, with each step being a single action. Which prompt is best?

"Create a numbered list of steps for responding to a server alert. Each step should be a single action."

"Act as a senior sysadmin. Write a runbook."

"Here is an example of a runbook. Now create one for this alert."

"Create a runbook for a server alert."

Which of the following is an example of a constraint in a prompt?

Here are two examples of VLAN configurations.

Do not mention security vulnerabilities in your response.

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11application · medium
A DevOps engineer is using an LLM to generate a list of Kubernetes commands. The engineer needs the output to be a numbered list of exactly five commands, each with a one-line description. Which prompt best achieves this?
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12application · medium
A sales engineer needs the LLM to draft a response to a customer who is frustrated with a network outage. The response must be empathetic, professional, and under 100 words. Which prompt is most effective?
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13foundation · easy
What is the primary purpose of instruction-based prompting?
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14application · medium
A system administrator wants the LLM to create a step-by-step runbook for responding to a server alert. The administrator needs the runbook to be in a numbered list format, with each step being a single action. Which prompt is best?
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15foundation · easy
Which of the following is an example of a constraint in a prompt?
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