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CPA · Question 01 · Area I: Information Systems
A service organization provides a cloud-based payroll processing application to its user entities. The user entities access the software via a web browser, but the service organization manages the underlying infrastructure, operating system, and application updates. Which cloud service model is the service organization providing?
A service organization provides a cloud-based payroll processing application to its user entities. The user entities access the software via a web browser, but the service organization manages the underlying infrastructure, operating system, and application updates. Which cloud service model is the service organization providing?
Answer options:
A.
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
B.
PaaS (Platform as a Service)
C.
SaaS (Software as a Service)
D.
DaaS (Desktop as a Service)
How to approach this question
Identify what the user manages vs. what the provider manages. If the user only accesses the software, it is SaaS.
Full Answer
C.SaaS (Software as a Service)✓ Correct
SaaS (Software as a Service)
In a SaaS model, the provider manages the entire stack, including the application, data, runtime, middleware, OS, virtualization, servers, storage, and networking. The user simply accesses the application.
Common mistakes
Confusing PaaS (where user manages applications) with SaaS.
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