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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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 __________ _________.






16. 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 )






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






28. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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






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


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






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






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






42. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. 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.






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