What is the primary role of an AAERT Certified Electronic Transcriber (CET)?
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Which organization administers the Certified Electronic Transcriber (CET) credential?
Professional principles of conduct that require a legal transcriber to be truthful, accurate and impartial.
Legal professional
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Chapter 1: CET Exam Orientation
1.1 The CET Credential, Exam Format & Eligibility
Study guide
What is the standard number of lines per page on a federal court transcript?
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Game
What is the passing score for the multiple-choice knowledge portion of the AAERT CET exam?
Certification Ethics
Present of substance a transcriber should neither give to nor accept from attorneys, clients or witnesses, beyond normal payment for the work.
On a federal court transcript, where do the line numbers typically appear?
What does the transcription convention '(inaudible)' indicate in a transcript?
Verbatim Conventions
Federal statute whose Security Rule requires safeguards for electronic protected patient information.
1.2 The Practical Exam Workflow & a Blueprint-Based Study Plan
What does the legal term 'voir dire' refer to?
Legal Terminology
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
What audio file format is most commonly used for digital court recordings due to its uncompressed quality?
Audio Technology
Mark placed after each member of a series of three or more items.
Grammar and punctuation
What is the primary function of a USB foot pedal in transcription work?
What is the standard speaker designation for a question asked during deposition or trial?
Mark used after an introductory independent clause that describes or defines what follows.
Chapter 2: Ethics, Conflicts of Interest & Confidentiality
2.1 Ethical Obligations & Avoiding the Appearance of Impropriety
How should the transcriber treat a witness's stutter or repeated word, such as 'I-I-I went to the store'?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
What is the ethical obligation of a CET regarding the confidentiality of transcripts and recordings?
Mark placed between the letters of a spelled word.
What does the abbreviation 'BY MR. SMITH:' signal at the start of a line in a court transcript?
In transcription, how are parentheticals (non-verbal events) typically formatted?
Punctuation mark that shows an interruption or an unfinished word or sentence.
2.2 Conflicts of Interest: Recognizing and Handling Them
What does 'sustained' mean when used by a judge in response to an objection?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
What is the AAERT-recommended standard for headphones during transcription work?
Mark placed after a declarative sentence that is not exclamatory or after an imperative sentence.
What is a deposition?
What does the transcript notation '(Simultaneous speech.)' indicate?
Bracketed interpolation warning readers that an error is reproduced literally.
2.3 Confidentiality, NDAs, File Security & HIPAA
How should the transcriber capitalize the word 'Court' when it refers to the judge?
Grammar Punctuation
What is FTR Gold?
Centered running line at the top of a transcript page that names the witness and the examination in progress.
Transcript format
What is the standard transcript format when an attorney objects during questioning?
What is the AAERT recommended approach to fading audio during transcription?
Recording Quality
Transcript section listing witnesses, exhibits and the pages where each begins.
Chapter 3: Professional Behavior, Multi-Channel Audio & Equipment
3.1 Professional Behavior: Impartiality, the Accurate Record & Service
What is the proper way to format a court transcript's title page?
How should numbers be expressed in court transcripts?
Formal promise to tell the truth that a witness may give by swearing or affirming.
What is the purpose of the certification page at the end of a court transcript?
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