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Records Management
Ch. 9 QUIZ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Numbered primary guides divide the file into what? | Sections |
| Numbered folders are placed in front of or behind the guides? | Behind |
| serial list of numbers assigned to records; includes date of the assignment; indicates the next number to be assigned | accession log |
| a reference to a numeric file; organized alphabetically; used to find the number assigned to a name or subject | alphabetic index |
| T/F: The storage process is: inspecting, indexing, coding, number coding, cross referencing, sorting, storing, retrieving. | T |
| One disadvantage to consecutive number storage is that it uses an ________ access method. | Indirect |
| Using consecutive number storage, where in the file does congestion occur? | At the end |
| storage in which numbers are divided into groups; the last group is the primary division under which a record is filed | terminal-digit |
| storage in which numbers are divided into groups; the middle group is the primary division under which a record is filed | middle-digit |
| any classification system for arranging records that is based on numbers | numeric records management |
| a system of numbers that has blocks of numbers omitted | nonconsecutive numbering |
| a method by which records are filed in date sequence, either in reverse sequence (with the most recent date on top) or forward sequence | chronologic storage |
| a coding system based on the assignment of number ranges to subjects | block-numeric coding |
| a coding system using numbers (or sometimes letters) with two or more parts separated by a dash, space, or comma | duplex-numeric coding |
| a numeric method of classifying records by subject in units of ten and coded for arrangement in numeric order | decimal-numeric coding |
| a coding system that combines letters and numbers, in combination with punctuation marks, to develop codes for classifying and retrieving information | alphanumeric coding |