CART CART Terminology and Vocabulary Management 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What does the term 'briefs' refer to in the context of CART and stenography?
- Short steno outlines that represent common words or phrases in fewer strokes (Correct answer)
- Summaries given to the CART provider before an assignment
- Notes taken by the CART provider for post-event transcript review
- Legal documents provided for court-related CART assignments
Correct answer: Short steno outlines that represent common words or phrases in fewer strokes
Briefs are abbreviated steno outlines that allow a provider to write frequently used words or phrases with fewer keystrokes, improving speed and accuracy.
Question 2: When a CART provider encounters a word with multiple acceptable spellings, they should:
- Choose one consistent spelling and use it throughout the entire assignment (Correct answer)
- Alternate spellings to reflect the speaker's regional dialect
- Flag the word for the client to decide after the event
- Use the spelling suggested by autocorrect without review
Correct answer: Choose one consistent spelling and use it throughout the entire assignment
Consistency in spelling throughout a single assignment ensures a professional, readable transcript and prevents confusion for the consumer.
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of a 'fingerspelling' situation in CART?
- Writing out an acronym letter by letter when no brief exists for it (Correct answer)
- Using ASL-based signs to supplement the real-time text display
- Correcting a misspelled word after the transcript is completed
- Entering a speaker's full name into the dictionary before the event
Correct answer: Writing out an acronym letter by letter when no brief exists for it
Fingerspelling in CART refers to writing each letter of an unfamiliar acronym or word individually when a brief or dictionary entry does not yet exist.
Question 4: A CART provider is preparing for a legal deposition. Which vocabulary source is most valuable to review in advance?
- Case-specific pleadings, witness names, and relevant statutes (Correct answer)
- General news articles about the legal system
- A standard medical terminology reference
- A general English dictionary to verify common word spellings
Correct answer: Case-specific pleadings, witness names, and relevant statutes
Case-specific documents contain the exact names, legal terms, and statutes that will appear during the deposition, making them the most targeted preparation resource.
Question 5: What does 'stacking' errors in a CAT dictionary mean for CART output quality?
- Accumulated untreated conflicts degrade translation accuracy over time (Correct answer)
- Multiple providers contributing to one dictionary improves quality
- Stacked entries allow faster look-up speeds during real-time translation
- Duplicate entries are automatically merged by the software
Correct answer: Accumulated untreated conflicts degrade translation accuracy over time
When conflicts and incorrect entries accumulate without correction, the CAT software increasingly produces wrong translations, lowering overall transcript quality.
Question 6: How does using a phonetic steno theory help CART providers write unfamiliar medical terms?
- It allows providers to approximate unfamiliar words by sounding them out in steno strokes (Correct answer)
- It provides automatic look-up from an embedded medical database
- It routes unfamiliar words to an ASR backup engine in real time
- It pauses the stream until the provider manually enters the term
Correct answer: It allows providers to approximate unfamiliar words by sounding them out in steno strokes
Phonetic steno theory lets a provider approximate the sounds of unfamiliar words in strokes, producing a readable output even without a pre-built dictionary entry.
CART CART Terminology and Vocabulary Management 2
What does the term 'briefs' refer to in the context of CART and stenography?