A device stops working after a Windows update. Microsoft's steps for updating or reinstalling its driver begin in which tool?Microsoft Support, Update drivers through Device Manager in Windows, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
According to CISA, what is happening in a phishing attempt?CISA, Recognize and Report Phishing, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
According to Microsoft, how does hibernate compare with sleep on a Windows PC?Microsoft Support, Shut down, sleep, or hibernate your PC, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
ASCII is an acronym for what?Wikipedia, "ASCII", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
How do most modern stenotype machines translate steno to the target language internally?Wikipedia, "Stenotype", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
How does a solid-state drive differ from a traditional hard disk drive?Wikipedia, "Solid-state drive", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
How does the NIST glossary define personally identifiable information?NIST Computer Security Resource Center glossary, personally identifiable information, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
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Technology and innovation, continued
In a Google search, how do you look for an exact match of a phrase?Google Search Help, Refine Google searches, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
In Windows, which keyboard shortcut opens File Explorer?Microsoft Support, Keyboard shortcuts in Windows, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
In Windows, which keyboard shortcut opens Task Manager directly?Microsoft Support, Keyboard shortcuts in Windows, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
On PC-compatible computers, what is a COM port?Wikipedia, "COM (hardware interface)", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
The Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) was designed as an extension of which protocol?Wikipedia, "SSH File Transfer Protocol", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
Under the 3-2-1 backup rule, how many copies of the data should be kept offsite?Wikipedia, "Backup", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What does a firewall do?Wikipedia, "Firewall (computing)", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What does multifactor authentication add when you log in to an account?CISA, Turn On MFA, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What does USB stand for?Wikipedia, "USB", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What happens to information held in volatile RAM when power is removed?Wikipedia, "Random-access memory", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What is a device driver?Wikipedia, "Device driver", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What is cloud storage?Wikipedia, "Cloud storage", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
What is real-time transcription?Wikipedia, "Real-time transcription", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
Which kind of network interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, campus or building?Wikipedia, "Local area network", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
Which wireless standard exchanges data between devices over short distances and builds personal area networks?Wikipedia, "Bluetooth", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 01, Technology and Innovation.
Industry practices 17
A portion of a case held in camera is held how?Cornell Legal Information Institute, Wex, "in camera", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
For how long must the clerk preserve a federal court reporter's original shorthand notes in the public records of the court?28 U.S.C. 753, Reporters (Cornell Legal Information Institute copy), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
In a medical term, what does the suffix -itis mean?MedlinePlus, Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
In a subpoena duces tecum, what does the Latin duces tecum mean?Cornell Legal Information Institute, Wex, "subpoena duces tecum", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
In the pleading stage of a lawsuit, which document does the plaintiff generally submit to state the cause of action?Cornell Legal Information Institute, Wex, "pleading", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
The IRS sorts the facts that separate an employee from an independent contractor into three categories. Which are they?IRS, Independent contractor (self-employed) or employee?, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Rain, reign and rein are examples of what?Wikipedia, "Homophone", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 28(c), before whom must a deposition not be taken?Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 28 (Cornell Legal Information Institute copy), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(5), which of these must the officer state on the record to begin a deposition?Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30 (Cornell Legal Information Institute copy), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under GPO Style Manual rule 8.138, where do the comma and the final period go when they meet a closing quotation mark?US Government Publishing Office Style Manual (2016), chapter 8, Punctuation, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under GPO Style Manual rule 8.46, where is the comma used in a series of three or more items joined by and, or, or nor?US Government Publishing Office Style Manual (2016), chapter 8, Punctuation, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under NCRA's guidelines on uncertified draft transcripts, what should each page of the draft carry?NCRA, COPE Guidelines for Professional Practice, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under Rule 30(e), a deponent who asks to review the transcript has how long, after being notified that it is available, to review it and sign a statement of changes?Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30 (Cornell Legal Information Institute copy), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
Under the GPO Style Manual, how is the possessive of a singular or plural noun not ending in s formed?US Government Publishing Office Style Manual (2016), chapter 8, Punctuation, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
What does a scopist do?Wikipedia, "Scopist", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
What is voir dire?Cornell Legal Information Institute, Wex, "voir dire", read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
The word parts nephr- and nephro- refer to which part of the body?MedlinePlus, Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 02, Industry Practices.
NCRA, professionalism and ethics 11
A candidate who wants to use the RPR credential must become a Registered member of NCRA within how many days of passing all RPR requirements?NCRA, Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
The association that became NCRA held its first convention in 1899 under what name?NCRA, History of NCRA, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
The Certified Realtime Reporter skills test is five minutes of realtime testimony at 200 words per minute. What accuracy is required?NCRA, Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
The National Court Reporters Foundation partners with which institution on the Veterans History Project?NCRA, National Court Reporters Foundation Oral Histories Program, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
The three RPR Skills Tests are dictated at which speeds?NCRA, Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
To renew the RPR, how many continuing education units must a reporter earn over a three-year period?NCRA, Registered Professional Reporter (RPR), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
Under the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics, gifts to attorneys, clients or their staff may not exceed what amount in the aggregate per recipient each year?NCRA Code of Professional Ethics, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
Under the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics, what must a member do when a conflict or potential conflict of interest arises?NCRA Code of Professional Ethics, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
Where no statute or court order applies, NCRA's Guidelines for Professional Practice ask a member to preserve shorthand notes for at least how long?NCRA, COPE Guidelines for Professional Practice, read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
Which credential does NCRA call its highest degree of certification?NCRA, Registered Diplomate Reporter (RDR), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
Which NCRA certification tests Literary at 200, Jury Charge at 240 and Testimony at 260 words per minute?NCRA, Registered Merit Reporter (RMR), read 2026-10-14. Outline: RPR Job Analysis, Domain 03, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics.
How this list was compiled: Our own questions, written to the three domains and the tasks of the RPR Job Analysis that the National Court Reporters Association publishes (https://www.ncra.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/certification/rpr-job-analysis_201901.pdf, last updated February 2019, read 2026-10-14): Technology and Innovation 43 percent, Industry Practices 34, NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics 23. This bank of 50 holds 22, 17 and 11. Every fact was read on 2026-10-14 in the public text its question names: NCRA's own pages and Code of Professional Ethics, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the United States Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, the GPO Style Manual, MedlinePlus, Wex, Microsoft Support, CISA, NIST, the IRS and Wikipedia. Licence: Questions, choices and explanations are original work of this site.
How it works
This RPR practice test asks 50 questions of our own for the RPR exam's Written Knowledge Test, in the three domains of NCRA's RPR Job Analysis. Unofficial: not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Court Reporters Association.
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Three domains and their weights
NCRA's RPR Job Analysis weights the Written Knowledge Test as Technology and Innovation 43 percent, Industry Practices 34, and NCRA, Professionalism, and Ethics 23. This bank holds 22, 17 and 11 questions.
What a court reporter practice test can check
The Job Analysis lists reference books for grammar and for medical and legal terms that are not public. Each fact here was read in a public text named under the answer: federal rules and statutes, the GPO Style Manual, MedlinePlus, Wex and NCRA's own pages.
A timed run
The timed test asks all 50 in 46 minutes, the real test's pace of 110 minutes for 120 questions.
The Job Analysis says technology questions on computer knowledge are based on Windows operating systems.
The written test is one part of the RPR. The other three are five-minute Skills Tests at 180, 200 and 225 words per minute.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the RPR Written Knowledge Test?
120 multiple-choice questions in 110 minutes. Only 100 count toward the score. The other 20 are new questions being tried out, and candidates are not told which they are.
What score do you need to pass the RPR exam?
A scaled score of 70 or better on the Written Knowledge Test, and 95 percent accuracy on each of the three Skills Tests. NCRA scales scores to keep difficulty consistent from one test to the next.
Is there an official RPR study guide?
Yes. NCRA sells an RPR Study Guide in its online store, with a review of each domain and sample questions. These questions are ours, written from the public Job Analysis, and none comes from that NCRA RPR study guide.
What should a study guide for court reporters cover?
For the RPR Written Knowledge Test, the Job Analysis is the list: computers, CAT software, realtime, file handling and security; punctuation, vocabulary, medical and legal terms, reporter duties and court rules; NCRA's certifications and ethics code. A state court reporter exam follows its state's outline.