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IaaS, PaaS & SaaS Models Flashcards

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  1. Which cloud service model is MOST appropriate when an organization needs to comply with regulations requiring full control over OS hardening and security configurations?

    Answer: IaaS

    IaaS gives organizations full control over OS hardening, security configurations, and patching, which is necessary for strict regulatory compliance requirements.

  2. Under which cloud model is the customer responsible for identity and access management (IAM) of their application users?

    Answer: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

    Across all cloud service models, the customer retains responsibility for managing their own user identities and access controls within the service.

  3. What is the primary economic advantage of IaaS over traditional on-premises infrastructure?

    Answer: Converting capital expenditure to operational expenditure

    IaaS converts large upfront capital expenditures (CapEx) for hardware into predictable operational expenditures (OpEx) through a pay-as-you-go billing model.

  4. A SaaS provider experiences a major outage. Which of the following is the PRIMARY risk this poses to their enterprise customers?

    Answer: Loss of control over business continuity

    When a SaaS provider has an outage, customers lose access to critical business applications and have no direct recourse to restore service, risking business continuity.

  5. Which of the following is NOT typically included in a PaaS offering?

    Answer: Physical server procurement and maintenance

    PaaS abstracts physical infrastructure away from customers; physical server procurement and maintenance is handled by the cloud provider, not offered as a PaaS feature.

  6. A company is evaluating cloud models and wants to minimize time-to-market for a new web application. Which model BEST achieves this goal?

    Answer: PaaS, because it eliminates infrastructure setup

    PaaS minimizes time-to-market by providing pre-configured development environments, databases, and deployment tools so developers can focus on writing code.

  7. In a cloud service model comparison, which statement about SaaS data portability is MOST accurate?

    Answer: SaaS data portability varies by vendor and may be limited

    Data portability in SaaS depends entirely on the vendor's policies and export capabilities, which can vary significantly and may create vendor lock-in.