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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. In the General Ledger Defaults on the tab __________ ___________ - you can create or change segments for your chart of accounts ID.






2. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






9. 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.






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






11. 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 __________ _________.






12. 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 )






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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


50. 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.