13 - Computers in a Law Office

Question 1

telecommuting

Answer 1

working from home or other remote settings through the Internet, email, telephone, and other means of communication that do not require presence at a traditional office

Question 2

videoconferencing

Answer 2

meeting between individuals in more than one location who can hear and see each other on computer screens in real-time

Question 3

integrated package

Answer 3

software that combines more than one application in a single program

Question 4

left-justified

Answer 4

every line of a paragraph on the left margin is aligned except for the first line if the first line is indented

Question 5

right-justified

Answer 5

every line of a paragraph on the right margin is aligned except for the first line if the first line is indented

Question 6

spreadsheet

Answer 6

software that performs calculations on numbers and values that you enter

Question 7

structured settlement

Answer 7

an agreement in which a party fulfills a financial obligation by making periodic payments over a designated period; payments are sometimes funded through an annuity

Question 8

database management

Answer 8

software that allows you to organize, search, retrieve, and sort data

Question 9

presentation graphics

Answer 9

software used to combine text with charts, graphs, pictures, video, clip art, and sound in order to communicate data more effectively

Question 10

litigation support

Answer 10

software that stores, retrieves, and tracks facts, documents, testimony, and other litigation materials

Question 11

abstract

Answer 11

a summary or abridgment

Question 12

case management

Answer 12

software that combines multiple tasks in the control and management of a case; the tasks often include calendaring, document control, document assembly, document tracking, and billing

Question 13

default judgment

Answer 13

a judgment against a party for failure to file a required pleading or otherwise respond to an opponent’s claim

Question 14

knowledge management (KM)

Answer 14

a productivity program for capturing and reusing the knowledge and work product of a law office; a system of linking into the knowledge base of a law office embodied in the documents generated by all of the cases it has handled so that it can better meet the needs of current and prospective clients

Question 15

blawg

Answer 15

an Internet journal or diary on a mainly legal topic