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Q33·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

Features and examples of Software as a Service (SaaS)

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Question

With reference to "Software as a Service (SaaS)", consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1.

    SaaS buyers can customise the user interface and can change data fields.

  2. 2.

    SaaS users can access their data through their mobile devices.

  3. 3.

    Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are forms of SaaS.

Options

a

1 and 2 only

b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Answer

Explanation

All three statements are correct. SaaS is a cloud computing model where software is hosted centrally and accessed via the internet. Users can heavily customize their interfaces (like in Salesforce), access the cloud from any mobile device, and popular web-based email providers (Outlook, Yahoo!) are classic, everyday examples of SaaS.

If a software application is hosted in the cloud and accessed via a web browser rather than installed locally, it is Software as a Service (SaaS).

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q33

Subject

Science & Technology

Sub-topic

Computing, AI & IT

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Cloud Deployment Models / SaaS Platform Configurations

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