Which filing order correctly sequences the following Dana names: Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms)?

Which filing order correctly sequences the following Dana names: Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms)?

• A. Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms)
• B. Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs)
• C. Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Andrews
• D. Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms)

Answer: (C)

When filing, use surname first, then given name. If multiple records share the exact same name, the information in parentheses (the title or descriptor) acts as a secondary key and is sorted alphabetically. Here, all Anderson entries share the surname, and their given name is the same, so you order by the descriptor inside parentheses: Miss, then Mrs, then Ms. Since Anderson comes before Andrews alphabetically, all Andersons come before Dana Andrews. Put together, the correct sequence is Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Andrews.

When filing, use surname first, then given name. If multiple records share the exact same name, the information in parentheses (the title or descriptor) acts as a secondary key and is sorted alphabetically. Here, all Anderson entries share the surname, and their given name is the same, so you order by the descriptor inside parentheses: Miss, then Mrs, then Ms. Since Anderson comes before Andrews alphabetically, all Andersons come before Dana Andrews. Put together, the correct sequence is Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Andrews.