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






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






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






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






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






6. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






7. 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 )






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


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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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 __________ _________.






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






40. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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