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An organization is selecting a cloud architecture and does not want to be responsible for patch management of the operating systems. Why should the organization select either Platform as a Service or

The correct answer is C. Platform as a Service because the service provider manages the operating system. An organization seeking to avoid OS patch management should choose Platform as a Service (PaaS) because the cloud service provider is responsible for managing the operating system, including patching.

Submitted by neha2k· Mar 30, 2026Cloud Security

Question

An organization is selecting a cloud architecture and does not want to be responsible for patch management of the operating systems. Why should the organization select either Platform as a Service or Infrastructure as a Service for this environment?

Options

  • APlatform as a Service because the customer manages the operating system
  • BInfrastructure as a Service because the customer manages the operating system
  • CPlatform as a Service because the service provider manages the operating system
  • DInfrastructure as a Service because the service provider manages the operating system

How the community answered

(18 responses)
  • A
    6% (1)
  • C
    89% (16)
  • D
    6% (1)

Why each option

An organization seeking to avoid OS patch management should choose Platform as a Service (PaaS) because the cloud service provider is responsible for managing the operating system, including patching.

APlatform as a Service because the customer manages the operating system

In PaaS, the service provider manages the operating system, not the customer.

BInfrastructure as a Service because the customer manages the operating system

In Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), the customer is responsible for managing and patching the operating system.

CPlatform as a Service because the service provider manages the operating systemCorrect

In a Platform as a Service (PaaS) model, the cloud service provider is responsible for managing the underlying infrastructure, including the operating system, its patching, and maintenance. This offloads the burden of OS patch management from the customer, allowing them to focus solely on application development and deployment.

DInfrastructure as a Service because the service provider manages the operating system

In Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), the customer is responsible for managing the operating system, including patching. The service provider only manages the virtualization and physical infrastructure.

Concept tested: Cloud service models (PaaS, IaaS) responsibilities

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/cloud-governance/security-baseline/security-architecture-iaas-paas-saas

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#PaaS#IaaS#cloud service models#patch management responsibility

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