SIC and NAICS Codes: Test Yourself

The SIC and NAICS systems use numbers to classify types of:

• Government agencies
• Businesses
• Employers
• Directories

To find out the SIC or NAICS code number for a particular kind of business, you can:

• Look up the code on a special Web site
• Use the "cheat sheet" in a printed business directory
• Use the lookup utility in an online business directory
• All of the above

Which of the following statements is true?

• You need to look up an SIC or NAICS number in each directory you use.
• Only SIC numbers can be re-used in multiple directories.
• You can use the same NAICS number in all directories that use that classification.
• All of the above.