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






2. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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 _________ __________ __________






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






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






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






13. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






14. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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






17. 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.






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


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






20. 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 __________ _________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






37. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






38. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






40. 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 )






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






42. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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