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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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 __________ _________.






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






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






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






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


15. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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






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






18. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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 )






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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