Records Management Quiz

Records management is the systematic control of records, from the creation or receipt of the record to its final disposition.

• True

• False

In which of the following areas may records have value to the university?

• Legal

• Financial

• Historical

• All the above

Documents that have no value to the organization are still considered records and should be kept.

• True

• False

Records with historical value that are preserved permanently are called:

• active records

• archival records

• working records

• retired records

When someone leaves the University, what should you do with their files?

• Throw them all away

• Send them all to the archives

• Consult with the archives to determine appropriate disposition of the records

• Delete all records from the employee's hard drive

Which of these would be the best descriptive filename for a Word document?

• Document.docx

• DMS4291.docx

• Strategicplanfortheofficeofthegeneralcounsel

  andfinanceplusextradocumentationandstuff

  .docx

• 2019-01-01_

  Library_

  StrategicPlan