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ACCA · Question 37 · Syllabus C: Business functions, regulation and technology
Which cloud computing model involves a third-party provider hosting applications and making them available to customers over the internet?
Which cloud computing model involves a third-party provider hosting applications and making them available to customers over the internet?
Answer options:
A.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
B.
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
C.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
How to approach this question
Focus on the word 'applications'. Providing finished software is SaaS.
Full Answer
C.Software as a Service (SaaS)✓ Correct
SaaS (Software as a Service) is a software distribution model in which a cloud provider hosts applications and makes them available to end users over the internet.
Common mistakes
Confusing SaaS with IaaS. IaaS is just the hardware; SaaS is the software.
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