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Peachtree Accounting

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. You can/cannot change Accounting Methods once New Company Setup is complete.






2. Lists all Help options available in the program. The various topics are categorized in the Contents and Index options.






3. The total length of the account number - including separators - can be up to ___ characters - and Peachtree will display the structure of the ID on the right side of the window.






4. The _______ ________ records income (not cash) when it is earned and expenses when they are incurred - that is - when your vendors bill you not necessarily when you pay them.






5. For example - if transactions will be entered in Peachtree starting in June - the account beginning balances should be entered as of the end of ______.






6. The chart of accounts can be divided into departments. When printing certain reports - you can filter or mask the information that appears. In the window below - the "NU" in account 57000-NU is an example of an __________ _________.






7. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






8. Peachtree allows __________ fiscal years to be open at a time. (spell out the answer)






9. The _________ __________ records income when cash is received and expenses when they are paid.






10. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






11. Once the new company has been created - you can select this menu selection at any time to review or update the information entered on this window.






12. When you use _________ posting - transactions update the General Ledger when they are saved.






13. Guides you through entering the company address - telephone numbers - tax ID numbers - and business type.






14. PPA (and above) allows you to track _________. (use software abbreviation)






15. Guides you through entering the company address - telephone numbers - tax ID numbers - and business type.






16. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






17. The ________ _________ window is used to enter and update budget information for accounts.






18. Asterisks (*) - question marks (?) - and plus signs (+) cannot be used in _________.






19. At the end of the second fiscal year - you ________ the first fiscal year to make the next fiscal year available.






20. Information about your vendors is entered through the _________ _________ window.






21. This button is available on most Peachtree windows. Help topics relating to the current window appear when you click the button.






22. If you want to change the account segmentation later - you can do so in _______ ________ _______ on the _______ ________ tab






23. ________________ field is not available in PFA. (use software abbreviation)






24. If you want to change the account segmentation later - you can do so in _______ ________ _______ on the _______ ________ tab






25. Once the new company has been created - you can select this menu selection at any time to review or update the information entered on this window.






26. When you use _________ posting - transactions update the General Ledger when they are saved.






27. The total length of the account number - including separators - can be up to ___ characters - and Peachtree will display the structure of the ID on the right side of the window.






28. __________ are not permitted in an account ID. However - spaces between characters are allowed.






29. ___________ Options are not available in __________. (use software abbreviation)






30. ____________ __________ monitors the products received from vendors and the money paid to vendors.






31. The _________ _________ is an account in your General Ledger used by Peachtree to store rounding differences on Financial Statements.






32. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






33. PPA offers you the ________ feature - which allows you to segment your chart of accounts and filter reports using drop-down selection lists rather than the masking method using the asterisk. (use software abbreviation )






34. You can segment your chart of accounts ID by creating descriptions - lengths - and separators for up to _________ segments. (spell out your answer)






35. This button is available on most Peachtree windows. Help topics relating to the current window appear when you click the button.






36. If you choose ______ posting - you must post the journals before the General Ledger will be updated.






37. In the Vendor Defaults menu - Peachtree allows you to customize up to _____ additional fields for maintaining information on your vendors.(spell out your answer)






38. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






39. You cannot change _________ once New Company Setup is complete.






40. All companies to be consolidated must have the same _______ _______ ________ - as well as the same __________ ___________.






41. The _______ ________ records income (not cash) when it is earned and expenses when they are incurred - that is - when your vendors bill you not necessarily when you pay them.






42. Peachtree allows __________ fiscal years to be open at a time. (spell out the answer)






43. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






44. Typically - the _________ ___________ account is for the Rounding Account.






45. The _________ __________ records income when cash is received and expenses when they are paid.






46. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






47. All companies to be consolidated must have the same _______ _______ ________ - as well as the same __________ ___________.






48. These appear when you pass the cursor over buttons in the toolbars. They tell you what the button is for.






49. These appear when you pass the cursor over buttons in the toolbars. They tell you what the button is for.






50. Lists all Help options available in the program. The various topics are categorized in the Contents and Index options.