Court Reporting

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Court reporters... Write articles on court cases Are experts on typewriters Try to determine if witnesses are lying Take down the spoken word in a verbatim manner

2. What kind of machine do non-pen court reporters use? A Stenograph machine A Stentorian writer A small, silent typewriter A 10-key machine

3. What is the speed at which most court reporters are required to be certified, for question-and-answer testimony? 225 words per minute 400 words per minute 120 words per minute 175 words per minute

4. How many keys does a typical shorthand machine have? 10 23 26 36

5. The word 'testimony' appearing on the court reporter's paper tape would most likely look like: TEFT tes ta moenie testimony t--m-n

6. The National Speed Contest, presented by the National Court Reporters Association, tests court reporting competitors at what top speed? 280 words per minute 300 words per minute 260 words per minute 350 words per minute

7. The court reporting field has expanded so that top court reporters can now migrate into what field? Television closed-captioning Court administrators Judges United Nations reporters

8. Computer technology has been embraced by the court reporting industry; some court reporters have become the 'ears' for the deaf and hard of hearing, in classroom settings, by... Learning American Sign Language Transcribing what's said and later providing a transcript Quickly taking notes in summarization Causing a speaker's words to appear instantly on a computer screen

9. The court reporting profession is actually one of the oldest professions in the world, since it is basically the age-old position of the... Scribe Secretary Journalist Author

10. Court reporters of the future may take advantage of ______ to aid them in their work. polygraph testing digital video DNA testing voice recognition technology