CCSP Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Practice Question
Which NIST SP 800-145 cloud service model provides the consumer with the ability to deploy applications onto a cloud infrastructure where the consumer does not manage the underlying cloud infrastructure, including network, servers, operating systems, or storage, but has control over the deployed applications and possibly configuration settings for the application-hosting environment?
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
This is the definition of Platform as a Service (PaaS) per NIST SP 800-145. The consumer manages applications and data, while the provider manages everything else.
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Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Why this is correct
PaaS provides a platform for deploying applications without managing underlying infrastructure.
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Function as a Service (FaaS)
Why it's wrong here
FaaS is a subset of PaaS for serverless functions.
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Software as a Service (SaaS)
Why it's wrong here
In SaaS, the consumer does not manage applications either.
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Why it's wrong here
In IaaS, the consumer manages OS, storage, and applications.
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