BUS 175 Ch 3 - Alpha Indexing Rules 1- 4

A set of written rules helps make filing consistent.

• True

• False

Indexing is the mental process of determining the filing segment (or name) by which the record is to be stored. The primary filing segment is called......

• the main surname

• the alpha filing rule 1

• the key unit

• the primary unit

Indexing is as follows......

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4

• Segment 1, Segment 2, Segment 3, Segment 4

• Key Unit, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4

• None of the above

Personal names are indexed by the surname, the given name, and then the middle initial.

• True

• False

Business names are indexed as written.

• True

• False

When a business name starts with the word "The", "The" is the key unit.

• True

• False

Symbols in business names are spelled out.

• True

• False

You should ignore all punctuation marks when indexing personal and business names.

• True

• False

Names like David James, or Heung Lui do not need to be cross referenced.

• True

• False

_______________________ is the process of arranging records in the sequence in which they are to be stored.

• Regulating

• Sorting

• Stacking

• None of the above