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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. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






3. ________ are not available in Peachtree First Accounting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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 )






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Highest number of accounting periods Peachtree will allow.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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


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






41. 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.






42. 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 _________ __________ __________






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






44. Displays Help topics relating to the current window.






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






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






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






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






49. Peachtree recommends using ________ posting.






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