41.   If a file is not in its sling you need to be able to locate it, particularly if it is required for an audit.

42.   If the file is likely to be out of the sling for a long period put a note in the sling itself to show the new location.

43.   If the files are on computer then the printout should indicate the time that has elapsed since the last time entry on the file.

44.   No I assume that your file is not one of those.

45.   The program file must be in tokenised format.

46.   The program file must be in internal format.

47.   If the program file is in the current directory, only the file name needs to be given.

48.   - and then perform a soft reset whilst any files are still present in the device.

49.   Sometimes the files are in order in the drawer, sometimes not.

50.   Consequently serial files are the most space efficient way to hold data in any storage medium.