FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
Which cloud service model provides the customer with the ability to run and manage applications on a cloud infrastructure but does NOT give control over the underlying operating system?
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PaaS
PaaS provides a platform to develop and run applications without managing the OS or infrastructure.
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SaaS
Why it's wrong here
SaaS provides ready-to-use software.
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PaaS
Why this is correct
PaaS abstracts the OS.
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DaaS
Why it's wrong here
DaaS is Desktop as a Service.
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IaaS
Why it's wrong here
IaaS gives control over OS.
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