What is the correct filing order for the following names? Interstate Roofing Company; ICU Computers Inc; Investigations by Sandusky; Roberta D. Ingalls.

What is the correct filing order for the following names? Interstate Roofing Company; ICU Computers Inc; Investigations by Sandusky; Roberta D. Ingalls.

• A. 2, 1, 4, 3
• B. 2, 4, 1, 3
• C. 1, 2, 4, 3
• D. 2, 3, 1, 4

Answer: (B)

In name-based filing you use a consistent key for sorting: for people, use the surname; for organizations, use the organization name (ignoring suffixes like Inc. or Company); for subjects or topics, use the first word of the title. For the four items: - ICU Computers Inc is an organization, so the key is ICU. - Roberta D. Ingalls is a person, so the key is Ingalls. - Interstate Roofing Company is an organization, so the key is Interstate. - Investigations by Sandusky is a topic, so the key is Investigations. Alphabetizing these keys gives ICU, Ingalls, Interstate, Investigations. Therefore, the filing order is ICU Computers Inc; Roberta D. Ingalls; Interstate Roofing Company; Investigations by Sandusky.

In name-based filing you use a consistent key for sorting: for people, use the surname; for organizations, use the organization name (ignoring suffixes like Inc. or Company); for subjects or topics, use the first word of the title.

For the four items:

• ICU Computers Inc is an organization, so the key is ICU.

• Roberta D. Ingalls is a person, so the key is Ingalls.

• Interstate Roofing Company is an organization, so the key is Interstate.

• Investigations by Sandusky is a topic, so the key is Investigations.

Alphabetizing these keys gives ICU, Ingalls, Interstate, Investigations. Therefore, the filing order is ICU Computers Inc; Roberta D. Ingalls; Interstate Roofing Company; Investigations by Sandusky.