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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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 __________ _________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






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






28. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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






30. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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 _________ __________ __________






46. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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


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






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