File: Chapter 17 Import/Export
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1. In Chapter 17, you export information from Sage 50 to a word processing program.
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2. In Chapter 17, you use data from Bellwether Garden Supply.
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3. In Chapter 17, you export the customer list from Shannon’s Service Merchandise.
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4. Importing translates data from other programs into a format that Sage 50 can use.
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5. Exporting copies Sage 50 data into a format that other programs can read and use.
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6. Files are a group of related fields; for example, customer files and journal files.
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7. Fields are made of individual pieces of data; for example, invoice numbers and account numbers.
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8. Records are a group of fields that contain information on two or more subjects.
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9. When you import or export files, you use templates to format the data.
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10. Most word processing, spreadsheet and database programs can read ASCII files.
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11. An ASCII file contains graphics, text and numbers.
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12. ASCII is an acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange and is one of the
standard formats used for representing characters on a computer.
Multiple Choice
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13. To exclude fields from being exported, you do the following:
a. Place a check mark next to them
b. Uncheck them
c. Click on the radio button
d. Click on the folder tab
e. Click Options
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14. Most word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs can read:
a. ASCII files
b. PTB files
c. Objected linked files
d. Hyperlinks
e. Hypertext
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15. A group of related records is called:
a. A folder
b. A filter
c. A field
d. A file
e. ASCII
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16. An individual piece of data such as an account number or vendor’s name is called a:
a. Record
b. Field
c. Balance sheet
d. Retained earnings
e. Folder tab
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17. When you import or export files, you use one of the following to format the data:
a. Records
b. Tapes
c. Disks
d. Templates
e. ASCII files
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18. Information from Sage 50’s reports can be:
a. Exported
b. Formatted as an ANSI file
c. Converted into a macro
d. Used with Quicken
e. Converted to lists
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19. ASCII files contain:
a. Numeric characters
b. Text characters
c. Symbol characters
d. Special characters
e. PTB backups
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20. The templates included in Sage 50 are:
a. <Standard> forms and reports
b. Bellwether Garden Supply
c. CL Manufacturing, Inc
d. Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Inventory, Job Reports, Payroll
e. Marcia Westcott, Accounting
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21. In Chapter 17, you saw the steps for exporting data from Sage 50 to:
a. Microsoft Word
b. Microsoft Excel
c. Quicken
d. QuickBooks
e. Microsoft Access
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22. In Sage 50, the Maintain windows allow you to perform tasks associated with:
a. Excel
b. Backing Up
c. File Management
d. Restoring
e. Lists
CHAPTER 17, ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS, QA TEMPLATES
In the space provided, type the letter that best answers each question.
_____1. A group of related records is called a/an:
_____2. A group of fields that contains information on one subject is called a/an:
_____3. An individual piece of data such as an account number or customer’s name is called
a/an:
_____4. Exporting copies Sage 50 data into a format that the following programs can read
and use:
_____5. Importing allows you to translate data from the following types of programs:
_____6. Information that appears on Sage 50’s reports can be:
_____7. The name of the company from which you exported data is:
_____8. When you import or export files, you use one of the following to format the data:
_____9. The type of file that is exported into a word processing program is called a/an:
____10. The data on your window was exported in the following format:
ANALYSIS QUESTION
What is the purpose of importing and exporting?