Question 1

When first opening the Sage 50 program you will be asked to choose -

Accepted Answer

A)  select an existing company
B)  to create a new company
C)  restore from backup
D)  any one of the above D

Question 2

Payroll activation -

Accepted Answer

A)  is not required for the Student version of Sage 50
B)  is required before you can open a Sage 50 data file that uses payroll
C)  is required within 15 days of starting to use the Sage 50 program
D)  is required for all versions of the Sage 50 program before you can use the payroll features A

Question 3

To access the journals for the any Sage 50 module you should -

Accepted Answer

A)  click the item in the modules pane list to show the journal icons
B)  click the particular module column heading in the classic view
C)  choose the desired module from the view menu
D)  do nothing,all icons are always available A

Question 4

Which one of the following comments is not true of the Sage 50 program -

Accepted Answer

A)  the help menu may be removed or hidden
B)  the automatic advice option may be turned off or on
C)  the shortcuts may be removed or changed
D)  the home window modules may be removed or hidden

Question 5

To restore a classic view home window from an enhanced view module window you should -

Accepted Answer

A)  choose classic view from the view menu
B)  choose the classic view tool in the module window
C)  choose restore from the home window help menu
D)  choose switch to classic view in the module window

Question 6

To find help on a topic in Sage 50 you would -

Accepted Answer

A)  find the topic on the help window contents tab screen
B)  find the topic on the help window index tab screen
C)  enter the topic on the help window search tab screen
D)  all of the above may provide the help you need

Question 7

The Sage 50 help function will -

Accepted Answer

A)  give information on using the Sage 50 program
B)  give other information about the program
C)  give information about accounting procedures and practices
D)  give you advice on all of the above items

Question 8

When you work with a DVD you cannot -

Accepted Answer

A)  back up your data files to the DVD
B)  make a copy of your data with the save a copy command
C)  open a working copy of your data file
D)  perform any of the above actions

Question 9

The backup function will automatically -

Accepted Answer

A)  create a compressed backup version of the current file and close the current file
B)  save changes as another file and keep the new file open
C)  create a compressed backup version of the current file and keep the original file open
D)  restore a file that was previously saved

Question 10

The home window main menu bar contains such functions as -

Accepted Answer

A)  file,view,setup,business assistant,maintenance,reports,history,help,support
B)  tool buttons,sizing buttons,open buttons,close buttons
C)  recording general journal entries
D)  recording general ledger entries

Question 11

To see that your working copy contains all the files from the data folder -

Accepted Answer

A)  open the sample company
B)  open the appropriate drive to verify data folders and files
C)  show the select company window at startup
D)  create a new company

Question 12

The save as function will automatically -

Accepted Answer

A)  save changes to the data file in a compressed backup version
B)  save changes as another file and keep the new file open
C)  save changes as another file and keep the original file open
D)  restore a file that was previously saved

Question 13

The save function automatically -

Accepted Answer

A)  saves changes to the data file and the backup file at same time
B)  saves changes as another file and keep it open
C)  takes place each time you close a data file
D)  restores a file that was previously saved

Question 14

Sage 50 Advice,the Help Menu,the Status Bar and the Tool Buttons -

Accepted Answer

A)  are other textbooks on the Sage 50 Program
B)  are various methods available for on-screen assistance
C)  allow you to make changes to the journal entries
D)  allow you to make changes to the ledger accounts

Question 15

The save a copy function will automatically -

Accepted Answer

A)  save changes to the data file and the backup file at same time
B)  save changes as another file and keep the new file open
C)  save changes as another file and keep the original file open
D)  restore a file that was previously saved

Question 16

The Sage 50 Business Advice topics -

Accepted Answer

A)  give information on various ledger accounts
B)  give other information on various journals
C)  general business information or accounting practices
D)  give you advice on how to proceed to the advice tool

Question 17

Registering the Sage 50 program -

Accepted Answer

A)  is necessary to continue using the program
B)  is required before you can create new company data files
C)  occurs automatically after you install the program
D)  is required annually to continue using the program

Question 18

Before opening a data file with the Student version of Sage 50,you must -

Accepted Answer

A)  choose to activate the program from the help menu
B)  enter the key code and activation code at the beginning of the installation procedure
C)  get the activation code from the online registration process after installing the program
D)  get the activation code from the online registration before installing the program

Question 19

The Sage 50 home window does not display -

Accepted Answer

A)  icons for the ledger accounts
B)  icons for ledgers and journals
C)  icons for individual accounts
D)  icons for the journals

Question 20

To activate the Student version of Sage 50 -

Accepted Answer

A)  open any data file and choose Activate from the help menu
B)  open any data file and choose Activate from the home window file menu
C)  registration and activation are not required for the Student version of Sage 50
D)  none of the above

Exam 1: Getting Started