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






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






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






4. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






12. 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 __________ _________.






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






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






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






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






17. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






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






20. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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 _________ __________ __________






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






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






34. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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


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






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






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






39. 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 )






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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