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CV0-003 · Question #193

Google Apps is a set of online applications allowing users to create and share documents and spreadsheets. This is an example of:

The correct answer is B. SaaS. Google Apps delivers ready-to-use software applications over the internet to end users, which is the defining characteristic of the Software as a Service model.

Cloud Architecture and Design

Question

Google Apps is a set of online applications allowing users to create and share documents and spreadsheets. This is an example of:

Options

  • APaaS.
  • BSaaS.
  • CIaaS.
  • DNone of the above.

How the community answered

(27 responses)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    89% (24)
  • C
    4% (1)

Why each option

Google Apps delivers ready-to-use software applications over the internet to end users, which is the defining characteristic of the Software as a Service model.

APaaS.

Platform as a Service (PaaS) provides a development and deployment environment for building applications, not ready-made applications for end users such as word processors or spreadsheets.

BSaaS.Correct

Software as a Service (SaaS) provides fully managed, hosted applications that users access directly through a browser or thin client without managing any underlying infrastructure, platform, or runtime. Google Apps (now Google Workspace) matches this model exactly - users create and share documents without installing software or managing servers. The provider handles all maintenance, updates, and infrastructure.

CIaaS.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides virtualized compute, storage, and networking resources for IT teams to build upon, not consumer-facing productivity applications.

DNone of the above.

SaaS is clearly the correct cloud service model for this scenario, so 'None of the above' is incorrect.

Concept tested: Identifying SaaS from real-world product examples

Source: https://www.nist.gov/publications/nist-definition-cloud-computing

Topics

#SaaS#cloud service models#cloud classification#hosted applications

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