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312-50V12 · Question #131

Your organization has signed an agreement with a web hosting provider that requires you to take full responsibility of the maintenance of the cloud-based resources. Which of the following models…

The correct answer is D. Infrastructure as a service. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) places the most maintenance responsibility on the customer, as the provider only manages the underlying physical infrastructure while the customer handles everything else.

Submitted by hassan_iq· Mar 4, 2026Cloud Computing

Question

Your organization has signed an agreement with a web hosting provider that requires you to take full responsibility of the maintenance of the cloud-based resources. Which of the following models covers this?

Options

  • APlatform as a service
  • BSoftware as a service
  • CFunctions as a service
  • DInfrastructure as a service

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • C
    11% (2)
  • D
    83% (15)

Why each option

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) places the most maintenance responsibility on the customer, as the provider only manages the underlying physical infrastructure while the customer handles everything else.

APlatform as a service

Platform as a Service (PaaS) abstracts the underlying infrastructure and runtime environment, so the provider manages the OS and middleware, leaving the customer responsible only for applications and data - not full infrastructure maintenance.

BSoftware as a service

Software as a Service (SaaS) offloads nearly all maintenance to the provider, including infrastructure, platform, and the application itself, leaving the customer responsible only for user configuration and data.

CFunctions as a service

Functions as a Service (FaaS) is a serverless execution model where the provider manages the entire underlying infrastructure, runtime, and scaling, requiring the customer to manage only the function code logic.

DInfrastructure as a serviceCorrect

IaaS provides virtualized computing resources over the internet where the customer is responsible for managing and maintaining the operating systems, middleware, runtime, data, and applications, while the provider only manages the physical hardware, networking, and virtualization layer. This model gives customers the most control and the most responsibility, aligning with an agreement requiring full maintenance of cloud-based resources.

Concept tested: Cloud service model responsibility comparison IaaS vs PaaS SaaS

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/technology-choices/compute-decision-tree

Topics

#IaaS#cloud service models#shared responsibility#cloud infrastructure

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