Start with AI · Cheat sheet
Ten AI terms you will hear in your first week
- Tools
- Multi-tool
- Audience
- People getting started with AI
- Topic
- Start with AI
You’ll finish with: a compact reference that points to the full glossary.
You only need enough vocabulary to make the next decision. Nobody is handing out points for saying “orchestration” before breakfast. Use these ten terms to label a simple task.
Set up
Allow 10 minutes. Read the terms, then paste the example into any AI chat. You do not need to activate all ten capabilities.
Ten terms, in plain English
- Model: the system generating the response.
- Prompt: the instruction you give it.
- Context: information available for this response.
- Token: a chunk of text or other data used by the model.
- Memory: product features that retain selected information across interactions.
- Project: a product workspace grouping related material.
- Skill: a packaged procedure with instructions and optional supporting files.
- Connector: an integration giving an app access to another service.
- MCP: a standard for connecting AI clients to tools and information.
- Agent: a system that can select and carry out steps with available tools.
Try this example
FICTIONAL PRACTICE MATERIAL
Task: use a saved set of instructions to summarise one connected project note, show the source and wait before sharing. Available terms: model, prompt, context, token, memory, project, skill, connector, MCP, agent.Do the task
- Match each term to the definitions in the guide.
- Describe which capabilities the sample task needs.
- Remove anything that does not help with this one note.
Your reusable prompt
Explain the sample task using no more than four of the ten terms. Identify the information source, reusable procedure and approval point. Say which features are optional.
PRACTICE INPUT
Task: use a saved set of instructions to summarise one connected project note, show the source and wait before sharing. Available terms: model, prompt, context, token, memory, project, skill, connector, MCP, agent.Refine your result
Do not describe a connector as memory, or a project as an autonomous agent. Give one sentence showing the distinction.Check the result
The source connection and saved procedure have different jobs. MCP may sit underneath a connection, but a learner does not have to configure it whenever they use an app.
Save and reuse
Save a short glossary in your own words. Keep only the terms that help you ask a better question.
Sources and notes
- Model Context Protocol overview Checked 2026-10-05
- The practice input and teaching prompt are original 5HO material. Examples are fictional; they are not screenshots or claims of a completed real-world task.
- Official documentation supports the relevant product concepts. Setup availability depends on your account; where a guide offers a fallback, it does not prove the connected capability worked.