In a terminal digit filing system, what is the record number immediately in front of record number 01-06-26?

In a terminal digit filing system, what is the record number immediately in front of record number 01-06-26?

• A. 00-06-26
• B. 01-06-25
• C. 01-05-26
• D. 00-05-26

Answer: (A)

In terminal digit filing, records are ordered by the terminal digits (the last two digits) first. If those terminal digits match, you then compare the preceding two digits (the middle pair), and only then the leading two digits. So for 01-06-26, the terminal digits are 26 and the middle digits are 06. The record just in front will share both of these and have the smallest possible leading pair. That makes 00-06-26 the immediate predecessor. The other options would either change the last two digits or the middle pair, so they wouldn’t be the record directly before.

In terminal digit filing, records are ordered by the terminal digits (the last two digits) first. If those terminal digits match, you then compare the preceding two digits (the middle pair), and only then the leading two digits. So for 01-06-26, the terminal digits are 26 and the middle digits are 06. The record just in front will share both of these and have the smallest possible leading pair. That makes 00-06-26 the immediate predecessor. The other options would either change the last two digits or the middle pair, so they wouldn’t be the record directly before.