FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
A company wants to use a cloud service where they can deploy their own applications on virtual machines without managing the underlying hardware. Which cloud service model best fits this requirement?
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) provides virtualized computing resources. The customer manages OS and apps, while the provider manages the hardware.
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Why this is correct
IaaS offers virtual machines and storage for custom deployments.
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
Why it's wrong here
SaaS provides ready-to-use applications, not virtual machines for custom deployment.
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Function as a Service (FaaS)
Why it's wrong here
FaaS runs individual functions in response to events, not full VMs.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Why it's wrong here
PaaS provides a platform to develop and run apps, but abstracts infrastructure more.
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