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Which of the following is the best example of SaaS?
The correct answer is B. An accountant pays an annual fee for the tools the company needs to work.. Software as a Service (SaaS) involves licensing software on a subscription basis and hosting it centrally, making it accessible over the internet. An accountant paying an annual fee for necessary tools aligns perfectly with this model.
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Which of the following is the best example of SaaS?
Options
- AA company leases electric vehicles for all of its employees.
- BAn accountant pays an annual fee for the tools the company needs to work.
- CA car breaks down, and the driver presses a button to call for help.
- DA consultant hires a web developer to create a website.
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A2% (1)
- B88% (37)
- C2% (1)
- D7% (3)
Why each option
Software as a Service (SaaS) involves licensing software on a subscription basis and hosting it centrally, making it accessible over the internet. An accountant paying an annual fee for necessary tools aligns perfectly with this model.
Leasing electric vehicles is a physical service/product lease, not a software service.
This scenario describes a user (accountant) paying a recurring fee (annual fee) to access and use a software application (tools) that is likely hosted and managed by a third-party provider over the internet. This is the definition of Software as a Service (SaaS), where the software is consumed as a service rather than purchased and installed locally.
A car breaking down and calling for help is a roadside assistance service, not a software service.
Hiring a web developer to create a website is a professional service (web development), where the output is a website, but the service itself is not a SaaS offering.
Concept tested: Cloud computing service models - SaaS
Source: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/cloud-computing-dictionary/what-is-saas/
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