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Practice CPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 2Question 81

Medium1 markMultiple Choice

Area I: Information SystemsIT InfrastructureArea I

CPA · Question 81 · Area I: Information Systems

Which of the following is a 'PaaS' (Platform as a Service) example?

Answer options:

A.

Salesforce (CRM).

B.

Microsoft Azure App Service (hosting environment for code).

C.

Amazon EC2 (Virtual Machine).

D.

Google Drive.

How to approach this question

Identify the model where you bring the Code, they bring the Platform.

Full Answer

B.Microsoft Azure App Service (hosting environment for code).✓ Correct

PaaS sits between IaaS (Raw VM) and SaaS (Finished App). It provides the tools/middleware to run applications.

Common mistakes

Confusing IaaS (VMs) with PaaS (App Services).

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