Which sequence correctly orders the following Dana names when using Miss, Mrs., Ms. and Dana Andrews?

• A. Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms)
• B. Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs)
• C. Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Andrews
• D. Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Andrews; Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms)

Answer: (C)

In records and information management, names are typically sorted by family name to support consistent retrieval. When the same given name appears with different forms of address, you group by surname first, then order the forms of address in a standard sequence. For Miss, Mrs., and Ms, a common, predictable order is Miss, then Mrs, then Ms.

Dana Anderson comes before Dana Andrews in alphabetical order because Anderson is earlier than Andrews. Within the Anderson group, listing the forms of address as Miss first, then Mrs, then Ms follows that standard sequence. After those variants, you move to the next surname, Andrews, yielding Dana Andrews with no title. This explains why the correct arrangement is Dana Anderson (Miss); Dana Anderson (Mrs); Dana Anderson (Ms); Dana Andrews. The other options disrupt the alphabetical surname order or mix the forms of address in an inconsistent way.