Indirect Access Filing is best described as what?

• A. Direct access filing.
• B. A system in which reference to the code under which material is filed must be made before the file can be located.
• C. A system where files are accessed only by password.
• D. A system in which files are organized by date.

Answer: (B)

Indirect Access Filing means you don’t go straight to a file’s location—you must first consult an index or code to determine where the material is filed. You reference the code under which the material is organized, locate that entry in the index, and then go to the actual file. This approach is what the description captures: you can’t locate the file without checking the code reference first.

Direct access filing would let you go directly to the file without using an index. A system where files are accessed only by password relates to security controls, not how files are located. A system organized by date describes the ordering of files, not the prerequisite step of referencing the code to find the location.