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The RDR exam has 120 questions and runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
These 10 free RDR questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Registered Diplomate Reporter blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A reporter's realtime feed connects successfully and text begins appearing in the attorney's viewer, but the output is a continuous stream of unreadable characters rather than English. The MOST likely cause is:
Correct answer: C - A baud rate mismatch between the writer and software
A reporter's realtime connection works reliably for the first twenty minutes of each session, then drops during a lull in testimony. Cabling and drivers test normal. The MOST likely cause is:
Correct answer: A - The laptop's USB selective suspend power setting
A litigation-support vendor needs a transcript file that preserves page and line numbering, timecodes, and question-and-answer structure on import. Which format BEST meets this requirement?
Correct answer: D - RTF with Court Reporting Extensions (RTF/CRE)
A reporter's realtime setup worked at yesterday's deposition. Today she plugged the same adapter into a different USB port on the same laptop, and the CAT software reports no connection. The MOST likely explanation is:
Correct answer: D - Windows assigned the adapter a different COM port number
A state trial court must arrange CART services for a deaf juror. This obligation arises under which title of the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Correct answer: B - Title II, which governs state and local government
A deposition is taken with the assistance of a Spanish-language interpreter. Which statement correctly describes the administration of oaths in that proceeding?
Correct answer: D - The interpreter and the witness are each separately sworn
A deposition transcript is complete, but the ordering attorney's account is significantly past due. Under NCRA's Code of Professional Ethics and its Advisory Opinions, the reporter should:
Correct answer: C - Deliver the transcript and pursue the balance through collection
A reporting firm sends a gift basket valued at $175 to a law firm that regularly retains it. Under the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics, this is:
Correct answer: C - A violation, because it exceeds the annual aggregate limit per recipient
A reporter removes Social Security numbers from a transcript by drawing black rectangles over them in a PDF editor and saving the file. The PRIMARY risk of this method is that:
Correct answer: B - The underlying text remains in the file and can be recovered
A court reporting firm regularly transcribes independent medical examinations under contract with a hospital's legal department. Under HIPAA, the firm's MOST likely status is:
Correct answer: A - A business associate, requiring a written agreement with the hospital
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