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    PracticeCPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 5Question 01
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Area I: Information SystemsCloud ComputingArea I

    CPA · Question 01 · Area I: Information Systems

    A service organization provides a cloud-based payroll processing application to its user entities. The user entities access the software via a web browser, but the service organization manages the underlying infrastructure, operating system, and application updates. Which cloud service model is the service organization providing?

    Answer options:

    A.

    IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)

    B.

    PaaS (Platform as a Service)

    C.

    SaaS (Software as a Service)

    D.

    DaaS (Desktop as a Service)

    How to approach this question

    Identify what the user manages vs. what the provider manages. If the user only accesses the software, it is SaaS.

    Full Answer

    C.SaaS (Software as a Service)✓ Correct
    In a SaaS model, the provider manages the entire stack, including the application, data, runtime, middleware, OS, virtualization, servers, storage, and networking. The user simply accesses the application.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing PaaS (where user manages applications) with SaaS.
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