What the hell is a shell prompt?
A shell prompt is the standard (read: most basic) way of interacting with a UNIX server. It’s essentially a text based interface (i.e. non-graphical) that allows you to start programs and applications and interact with the system to do anything from compiling programs to checking your mail. *technical* Force uses the bash (bourne-again shell) shell by default, but tcsh and zsh are also available. You can change your shell by using the ‘chsh’ command.
