Practice Test Geeks(CBC) Certified Broadcast Captioner Practice Test
← All CBC Flashcard Decks

Realtime Writing & Stenography Fundamentals Flashcards

7 cards from real CBC practice questions. Tap to flip, then mark Knew It or Still Learning — missed cards come back until you master them.

Read the first 7 Realtime Writing & Stenography Fundamentals flashcards as text

  1. What is the standard minimum words-per-minute (WPM) speed required for broadcast captioners using stenography?

    Answer: 225 WPM

    The NCRA and CBC certification standards require a minimum realtime writing speed of 225 WPM to keep pace with broadcast speech rates.

  2. In stenography, what does 'steno theory' refer to?

    Answer: The system of rules governing how words are written on a steno machine

    Steno theory is the systematic set of rules that dictates how phonetic sounds and words are encoded as keystrokes on a stenographic machine.

  3. What is a 'brief' in stenographic writing?

    Answer: An abbreviated stroke or series of strokes representing a commonly used word or phrase

    Briefs are custom abbreviated steno outlines that allow captioners to write frequently used words or phrases faster than spelling them out phonetically.

  4. Which steno keyboard layout is most commonly used in the United States for broadcast captioning?

    Answer: English stenotype (consonant-vowel-consonant bank layout)

    The English stenotype keyboard, featuring left consonant keys, center vowel keys, and right consonant keys, is the standard machine layout for US broadcast captioning.

  5. What is 'realtime translation' in the context of broadcast captioning?

    Answer: The immediate software-based conversion of steno strokes into readable text

    Realtime translation is the instant conversion of stenographic keystrokes into human-readable text by CAT software as the captioner writes.

  6. What is a 'conflict' in steno writing?

    Answer: When the same steno stroke can produce two or more different words

    A conflict occurs when a single steno outline translates to more than one word, requiring context-specific briefs to ensure the correct word appears.

  7. In broadcast captioning, what does 'latency' refer to?

    Answer: The delay between when words are spoken and when captions appear on screen

    Latency is the time delay between a speaker's words and the display of corresponding captions on screen, which broadcast captioners work to minimize.