Which two types of SaaS applications are allowed by an IT department? (Choose two.)

Question

Options

• Atolerated
• Bsanctioned
• Cunsanctioned
• Dunsanctioned

• A
  89% (57)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  6% (4)

Explanation

Tolerated (A) and sanctioned (B) are the two types of SaaS applications permitted by IT, representing apps that are either officially approved or informally accepted. Sanctioned apps have explicit IT approval, formal licensing, and support - IT actively endorses their use. Tolerated apps lack formal approval but IT is aware of them and allows their use without blocking or penalizing users, often because they serve a legitimate business need.

Why C and D are wrong: Unsanctioned applications (sometimes called "shadow IT") are explicitly not allowed - IT has neither approved nor accepted them, and their use violates policy. C and D are duplicates of the same wrong answer.

Note: The listed correct answer appears to show only "A," but this is a "choose two" question - the intended answer is A and B (tolerated + sanctioned). This looks like a typo in the answer key.

Memory tip: Think of a spectrum - Sanctioned = IT said "yes," Tolerated = IT said "fine, whatever," Unsanctioned = IT said "no" (or doesn't even know). Only the first two are allowed.

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