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Which of the following are the storage types associated with PaaS?

The correct answer is C. Structured and unstructured. Platform as a Service (PaaS) typically provides storage types tailored for application development, broadly categorized as structured storage for relational data and unstructured storage for varied, schema-less data. These options allow developers to store application data effici

Submitted by naveen.iyer· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

Question

Which of the following are the storage types associated with PaaS?

Options

  • AStructured and freeform
  • BVolume and object
  • CStructured and unstructured
  • DDatabase and file system

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • B
    8% (2)
  • C
    88% (21)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

Platform as a Service (PaaS) typically provides storage types tailored for application development, broadly categorized as structured storage for relational data and unstructured storage for varied, schema-less data. These options allow developers to store application data efficiently without managing the underlying infrastructure.

AStructured and freeform

'Freeform' is not a standard technical category for storage types in PaaS; while unstructured data can be freeform, it's not the formal classification.

BVolume and object

Volume and object storage are fundamental storage types typically associated with IaaS, where users manage the OS and applications that utilize these storage types directly.

CStructured and unstructuredCorrect

PaaS offerings abstract the underlying infrastructure, providing storage services optimized for application development and deployment. These services primarily handle structured data (e.g., relational databases, key-value stores) which fits into a defined schema, and unstructured data (e.g., NoSQL databases, message queues, blob-like storage accessed programmatically) which does not adhere to a fixed schema.

DDatabase and file system

While databases and file systems are common uses for PaaS storage, 'structured and unstructured' are broader, more encompassing categories of data that PaaS storage services are designed to handle, including but not limited to traditional databases and file systems.

Concept tested: PaaS storage capabilities

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

Topics

#PaaS Storage#Data Classification#Structured Data#Unstructured Data

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