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220-1201 · Question #103
In which of the following cloud models is the customer not responsible for hardware and OS layers but is responsible for the data and the application?
The correct answer is A. PaaS. In Platform as a Service (PaaS), the cloud provider manages the hardware, operating system, and middleware, while the customer is responsible for managing data and applications.
Submitted by zhang_li· Mar 30, 2026
Question
In which of the following cloud models is the customer not responsible for hardware and OS layers but is responsible for the data and the application?
Options
- APaaS
- BSaaS
- ClaaS
- DCaaS
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A89% (40)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D7% (3)
Explanation
In Platform as a Service (PaaS), the cloud provider manages the hardware, operating system, and middleware, while the customer is responsible for managing data and applications.
Topics
#Cloud service models#Shared responsibility model#PaaS
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