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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.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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






2. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






4. General Ledger defaults are/aren't available in Peachtree First Accounting.


5. Trial Balance: Shows the result of the Assets - Expenses column minus the Liabilities - Equity - Income column. This value should be zero before you click OK. If this value is non-zero - the amount shown will post to a _________ __________ __________






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. You can/cannot change Accounting Methods once New Company Setup is complete.






12. You can/cannot change Accounting Methods once New Company Setup is complete.






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






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






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






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






17. To access the default information window for the General Ledger - select ______ Default - Information - General Ledger






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






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






20. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






22. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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






25. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






27. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






28. After one or more transactions have been posted - Peachtree records account beginning balances as __________.






29. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






30. The posting method can be changed at any time by selecting ________ _________ from the Maintain menu.






31. 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 )






32. 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.






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






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






35. After the company is created - you can change the current period at any time by selecting Tasks>System>_________________ from the menu bar.






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Peachtree allows the use of both numbers and characters in an ___________.






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






48. 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.






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






50. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.