CMIT 321 FINAL EXAM VERSION 2
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTION
◉ PaaS. Answer: Platform as a Service. Provides cloud customers with
an easy-to-configure operating system and on-demand computing
capabilities. Compare to IaaS and SaaS.
◉ SaaS. Answer: Software as a Service. A subscription service where
you purchase licenses for software that expire at a certain date.
◉ CaaS/UCaaS. Answer: (Unified) Communication as a Service
◉ DBaaS. Answer: Database as a Service- offers full database
functionality to application developers
◉ DaaS. Answer: Desktop as a Service
◉ BPaaS. Answer: Business Process as a Service
◉ XaaS. Answer: Anything as a Service
◉ What are the four primary cloud delivery models?. Answer: Public
, Private
Community
Hybrid
◉ Public Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: The public cloud is designed
for use by the general public. It is the utility-based pay-as-you-go model.
◉ Private Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: A private cloud is for the
exclusive use of a single organization, but it may be used by many units
or entities inside a company.
◉ Community Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: Community clouds are
offered for a specific community of interest and shared by companies
with similar requirements for regulatory compliance, security, or policy.
◉ Hybrid Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: A hybrid cloud is what you
get when you connect multiple cloud infrastructures that may or may not
be of the same type (public, private, or community).
◉ Application. Answer: Software that an organization's end users
interact with
◉ Automation. Answer: Automates the deployment and monitoring of
cloud resources, including network, storage, and compute. Automation
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTION
◉ PaaS. Answer: Platform as a Service. Provides cloud customers with
an easy-to-configure operating system and on-demand computing
capabilities. Compare to IaaS and SaaS.
◉ SaaS. Answer: Software as a Service. A subscription service where
you purchase licenses for software that expire at a certain date.
◉ CaaS/UCaaS. Answer: (Unified) Communication as a Service
◉ DBaaS. Answer: Database as a Service- offers full database
functionality to application developers
◉ DaaS. Answer: Desktop as a Service
◉ BPaaS. Answer: Business Process as a Service
◉ XaaS. Answer: Anything as a Service
◉ What are the four primary cloud delivery models?. Answer: Public
, Private
Community
Hybrid
◉ Public Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: The public cloud is designed
for use by the general public. It is the utility-based pay-as-you-go model.
◉ Private Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: A private cloud is for the
exclusive use of a single organization, but it may be used by many units
or entities inside a company.
◉ Community Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: Community clouds are
offered for a specific community of interest and shared by companies
with similar requirements for regulatory compliance, security, or policy.
◉ Hybrid Cloud Delivery Model. Answer: A hybrid cloud is what you
get when you connect multiple cloud infrastructures that may or may not
be of the same type (public, private, or community).
◉ Application. Answer: Software that an organization's end users
interact with
◉ Automation. Answer: Automates the deployment and monitoring of
cloud resources, including network, storage, and compute. Automation
