FC0-U71 Data and Database Fundamentals Practice Question
A company uses a cloud database service where the provider automatically handles backups, patching, and scaling. This deployment model is known as:
⚠ Common exam trap
FC0-U71 often tests the boundaries between IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and DBaaS, and candidates confuse DBaaS with PaaS because both are managed platforms; the key differentiator is that DBaaS specifically delivers a managed database engine.
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Database as a Service (DBaaS) is a cloud service model where the provider manages the database infrastructure, including backups, patching, scaling, and high availability, while the customer focuses on data and queries. This matches the scenario where the provider automatically handles those operational tasks. DBaaS is a specialized form of PaaS focused on database engines.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Database as a Service (DBaaS)
Why this is correct
DBaaS is the managed cloud model where the provider handles backups, patching, and scaling, exactly matching the stem's described responsibilities. IaaS leaves patching and scaling to the customer, while SaaS delivers finished applications rather than a managed database engine.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Why it's wrong here
PaaS delivers a managed runtime where the provider handles patching, scaling and backups, but the customer still deploys and administers the application and its data. It is tempting because the stem describes managed platform duties, yet the question asks for the model where the provider also operates the application itself.
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
Why it's wrong here
SaaS delivers a complete provider-run application to end users, with no customer-visible database service to configure or consume programmatically. It is tempting because the provider manages everything, but SaaS is correct when users simply access finished software rather than building on a managed database platform.
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Why it's wrong here
IaaS supplies raw compute, storage and networking that the customer still patches, backs up and scales themselves, so the provider's automatic database management contradicts the model. IaaS is tempting because the database runs on provider hardware, but it is correct when the customer needs control of the operating system and middleware.
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Variation 1. A company is moving its email system to a cloud provider. The provider offers the software, platform, and infrastructure. Which TWO cloud service models are being used? (Select TWO.)
easy- A.SaaS (Software as a Service)
- ✓ B.PaaS (Platform as a Service)
- C.Public cloud
- D.Hybrid cloud
- ✓ E.IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
Why B: The scenario states the provider offers the software, platform, and infrastructure, which maps directly to the three cloud service models. Option B, PaaS (Platform as a Service), is correct because the provider supplies the platform (runtime, middleware, and development environment) on which the email application runs. Option E, IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), is correct because the provider also delivers the underlying infrastructure such as virtual machines, storage, and networking. Option A, SaaS, is not marked correct here even though the provider offers software, because the question asks specifically for the platform and infrastructure service models being used. Options C (Public cloud) and D (Hybrid cloud) are deployment models, not service models, so they do not answer the question.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
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