FILING SYSTEMS

Filing Systems

Filing Systems

Alphabetic and Numeric Filing Systems

Alphabetic Filing System

Numeric Filing System

Anna

92394

Austin

92398

Brian

92401

Colin

92402

Janet

92405

Joel

92406

Julia

92409

Justin

92410

Lawrence 

92413

Lillian 

92414

Martha

92417

Micheal

92418

Patrick 

92421

Phoebe

92422

Rachel

92425

Robert

92426

Robert

92429

Sally

92430

Sheryl

92433

Tracey 

92437

Similarities

Alphanumeric sorting is used for sorting custom types of number fields like grades, phone numbers, serial numbers and zip codes etc. This method is same in both numeric and alphabetic sorting. The alphanumeric sorting determines the lowest/ smallest alpha cells then number cells in the logical that is 0 to 9/ a to z. This type of sorting is also used in both numbers ad letters; for instance, 345 ABC Street, PO. Box 444.

Differences

Alphabetic sorting is used for sorting text only fields. In this type of sorting, data is sorted ...