organizing your work – Flashcards

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In order to eliminate piles, you must _________.
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NOT organize the stack of papers
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If a document needs to be passed on to another person for assignment, the proper way to treat it is to ______.
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NOT file it NOT take action on it
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The problem with staying organized is that staying organized______.
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requires forming new habits
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A good filing system shares all of the common characteristics of a _________
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Database -- it must store information for easy access and retrieval
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Neither paper nor electronic file names can be changed easily.
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false
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Vertical space can be utilized to gain more storage space.
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True
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Betty gets the mail at 4pm every day. Then she places the mail on the counter. Betty looks through the mail every Friday at 4:30 pm and it takes her 40 minutes to sort and file the week's mail. If Betty wanted to decrease the time she spends every week looking through the mail, she should ________
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Go through the mail each day and sort it
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The easiest way to convert your paper files into electronic files is by _______.
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using an electric scanner
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One helpful feature of most Web 2.0 organization software is that ________
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it can usually be synced to a handheld device
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The organizational structure of the files and folders on a computer is the _______,
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file directory
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Franklin has to plant a tree in a client's backyard. He takes a shovel from his truck and digs the hole. If Franklin has the habits of an organized person, when he finishes digging the hole, Franklin will immediately ______
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NOT carefully place the tree into the hole
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If you have not used something in over six months, you should consider getting rid of it.
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true
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Tools and materials at your workspace should be ________.
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grouped by their functionality
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If a document will not be useful in the future, the proper way to treat it is to ______.
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trash it
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What is the advantage of having only one inbox?
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you never have to wonder if you are forgetting something
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One advantage of a paperless workplace is that electronic documents ________.
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take up little physical space
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