CART Real-time Captioning Techniques 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A CART provider notices the same two words repeatedly translating as the wrong entry because they share an identical steno outline. What is this problem called?
- An untranslate
- A stroke conflict (Correct answer)
- A misstroke
- A drop
Correct answer: A stroke conflict
A conflict occurs when one steno outline maps to more than one English word, which forces the software to pick one and often pick wrong.
Question 2: Which writing approach best supports high translation rates in realtime CART work?
- Writing conflict-free theory (Correct answer)
- Relying on the scopist to fix output later
- Using as many phonetic outlines as possible
- Writing longhand fingerspelling for all proper names
Correct answer: Writing conflict-free theory
Conflict-free theory lets each outline translate to one word, which removes ambiguity on screen right away.
Question 3: During a lecture, the instructor introduces a new technical term the provider has no entry for. What is the best realtime technique?
- Leave the untranslate and fix it after class
- Skip the term completely
- Fingerspell it once and then define it on the fly as a brief (Correct answer)
- Substitute a simpler synonym
Correct answer: Fingerspell it once and then define it on the fly as a brief
Defining an entry on the fly makes every later use of the term translate cleanly during the session.
Question 4: What is the main purpose of a job dictionary in CART work?
- Store billing information for each client
- Replace the provider's main dictionary permanently
- Hold court reporting rules
- Hold names, terms, and briefs specific to one class or event (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Hold names, terms, and briefs specific to one class or event
Job dictionaries keep event-specific vocabulary separate and are loaded on top of the main dictionary.
Question 5: When several people speak in a meeting, how should a CART provider show a change of speaker?
- Use speaker identification strokes like >> or names (Correct answer)
- Start every line with a dash
- Use all capital letters for the new speaker
- Insert a blank screen between speakers
Correct answer: Use speaker identification strokes like >> or names
Speaker IDs such as >> or labeled names tell the consumer who is talking.
Question 6: A consumer can't hear the audience laughing after the professor's joke. How should the provider convey this?
- Ignore it because it isn't speech
- Write a parenthetical or bracketed sound description such as [laughter] (Correct answer)
- Type 'ha ha' in the text
- Message the consumer privately
Correct answer: Write a parenthetical or bracketed sound description such as [laughter]
Bracketed or parenthetical sound descriptions convey meaningful sounds that aren't speech.
Question 7: Which preparation step most directly improves realtime accuracy before a college course begins?
- Practicing typing on a QWERTY keyboard
- Memorizing the campus map
- Reviewing the syllabus and textbook to build entries for names and terms ahead of time (Correct answer)
- Testing the classroom projector only
Correct answer: Reviewing the syllabus and textbook to build entries for names and terms ahead of time
Building entries from course materials ahead of time cuts untranslates in class.
CART Real-time Captioning Techniques 2
A CART provider notices the same two words repeatedly translating as the wrong entry because they share an identical steno outline.
What is this problem called?