State the disadvantages of alphabetical filing system.

      

State the disadvantages of alphabetical filing system.

  

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Kavungya
I. It become complex with time and therefore difficulty to work with as the organization grows
II. Mistakes are likely ie errors of retrieval becomes many with time
III. Rules are not easy understood thus making people fail to follow them thus misfiling can occur due to the misunderstanding
IV. This system can lead to uneconomical use of space because some letters of the alphabet have few entries eg Q, X, Y and Z
Kavungya answered the question on July 22, 2021 at 13:35


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