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BUSC 119 A -BASIC COMPUTER-AIDED TRANSCRIPTION
STUDY GUIDE - Quiz No.1, Quiz No.2 & FINAL EXAM
I.CAT COMPONENTS
A. Hardware components1. CPU - Central Processing Unit - The processor is like an electronic circuit. This is
the brain of your system, the part of your computer that makes all the rapid computations
necessary to produce your work. The original IBM PC processor had an 8088 CPU,
followed by PC AT 80286 (or 286 for short), then the 80386 with improved speed and
capabilities, then the 80486, which was faster and more expensive, then came the
Pentium, followed by the Pentium II,III, and now the Pentium 4.(2.2GHz) 4 GHz due 2003.
2. KEYBOARD - input device - This is what is used to communicate or talk to your
computer.
a.
Three main parts
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Function keys (F1-F12)
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Standard alphanumeric (QWERTY)
3.
Cursor movement/numeric pad
3. MONITOR - SCREEN - CRT or VIDEO MONITOR is one way the computer talks back to
you. It is sometimes referred to as an output device.
4. PRINTER - The printer is almost identical to the monitor or screen except it produces a
hard copy instead of a video presentation. It is another way the computer talks back to
you. It is also sometimes referred to as an Output device. - Depending on what type of
printer you have, it will attach to either a serial port (9-pin communications connector) or a
parallel port (25-pin cc) at the back of your computer chassis.
Types of printers
Dot matrix
Ink jet
Laser (same technology as photocopiers)
5. FLOPPY DISKS 3 1/2" or 5 1/4" & CD removable DISKS and
6. HARD DISK DRIVE non-removable Storage devices
(hardware devices are useless without software)
B. Software components
1. Applications software
a. CAT software example: Winner (Translates shorthand into English)
b. Word processing software example: WORD (Manipulates text strokes)
c. Litigation support software example: LEXIS (Keeps track of important points in documents)
d. Office/Agency Management System Software (Keeps track of clients and reporters)
2. Disk operating system software
(DOS, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows ME, & Windows XP are common disk
operating system software)
II. CAT CYCLE
Personal DICTIONARY is the heart of the CAT system
1. Record all your shorthand keystrokes on a floppy disk located inside a UNIT called a
steno writer.
2. Insert the disk into a computer or connect the steno writer to the computer, which reads
the notes into the CAT system.
A. SCAN (SPLIT JOBS & BUILD JOB DICT.
3. Command the CAT system to translate your shorthand into English by comparing your
notes to your master dictionary that contains outlines of the way you write the English words.
4. Edit the transcript to translate untranslated words or resolve conflicts (words written the
same way).
5. Print the transcript using a high-speed printer. (PRINT QUEUE)
STUDY GUIDE FOR BUSC 119 A Continued
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FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
FLOPPY DISKS 5.25" & 3.50"
HARD DISK DRIVE
DOS
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CAT
MONOCHROME-black & green screen
CGA - Color Graphics Adapter
EGA – Enhanced Graphics Adapter
VGA - Video Graphics Adapter
SUPERVGA
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Parallel port/Serial port
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JOB DICT
CASE
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AICR CONFLICT RESOLUTION
PROMPT
CURSOR
MOUSE
WINDOWS
ASCII
RTF
MAXIMIZE
MINIMIZE
RESTORE
FORMAT COMMANDS
CHARACTER COMMANDS
PULLDOWN MENU
FOOTER
HEADER
INSERT KEY
FUNCTION KEYS
BOLDFACE
ITALICS
UNDERLINING
DIRECTORY
SUBDIRECTORY
KEYBOARD
1. Function keys
2. Alphanumeric keyboard/QWERTY
2. Cursor movement/numeric pad
BASIC MOVEMENT KEYS
ARROWS - moves the cursor up, down, right and left
END/HOME - moves the cursor to the end or beginning of line
PgUp/PgDn - moves the text up or down a page
Ctrl PgUp - moves the cursor to the beginning of the file
Ctrl PgDn - moves the cursor to the end of the file
BASIC MOUSE ACTIONS
MOVING POINTING
LEFT CLICK
RIGHT CLICK
DOUBLE CLICK CLICK & DRAG HIGHLIGHTING
BASIC TEXT KEYS
Delete – Del;
Ins - typeover or insert mode
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ProCAT Alt D –deletes word
(INS in status window)
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PROCAT WINNER 7.0
MAIN PARTS OF THE EDITOR SCREEN:
1. TEXT OR TRANSCRIPT WINDOW
2. STATUS WINDOW> TOGGLES
3. TOOL BAR / PULL DOWN MENUS
< DIALOG BOX
BASIC FUNCTION KEYS
F l - help key
F2 - save key
F3 - merge key or include key
F4 - surround key
F5 - search key
F6 - search and replace key
F7 - scan key
F8 - mark text key
F9 - Show steno
Fl0 - Go to page key
FORMAT KEYS
Automatic Word Wrap/ ENTER key/
Ctrl U-Cap/uncap word
Alt U - ALL CAPS or ALL UNCAPS WORD
Alt Z - changes punctuation at the end of sentence (toggles ./?)
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