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Input: Parameters: `param()`, Asking Questions: `Read-Host`.

Updated November 10, 2026

1. Parameters: `param()` (Apprentice): A param() block at the top of a script names its inputs, so one script works on any folder; each parameter can have a type, a default value or be a [switch], Mandatory makes PowerShell ask for a missing one, and Tab completes their names.
2. Asking Questions: `Read-Host` (Apprentice): Read-Host asks a question, waits, and hands back what was typed, always as text, -MaskInput shows stars instead of the answer, and a parameter is usually the better way in, because a question needs someone at the keyboard and a script that runs on its own has no one there.