CV0-004 Cloud Architecture and Design Practice Question
Which cloud service model provides the customer with the ability to deploy and manage custom applications without managing the underlying operating system or runtime environment?
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Why each option matters
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PaaS
PaaS provides a managed platform where customers deploy their code while the provider manages the OS, runtime, and infrastructure.
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Option-by-option breakdown
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SaaS
Why it's wrong here
SaaS provides complete applications, not a platform for deploying custom code.
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PaaS
Why this is correct
PaaS abstracts the OS and runtime, allowing customers to focus on application code.
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IaaS
Why it's wrong here
IaaS gives customers control over OS and middleware, not a managed runtime.
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FaaS
Why it's wrong here
FaaS is incorrect because it focuses on deploying and executing individual, stateless functions in response to events, rather than providing an environment for managing entire custom applications. While it tempts by completely abstracting the operating system and runtime, the scenario specifies deploying and managing a broader "application". FaaS is ideal for event-driven architectures, microservices requiring minimal overhead, or specific task execution, where the provider handles all infrastructure scaling and provisioning.
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