Which service model provides a complete platform for developing and deploying applications with control over the runtime environment but without managing hardware?

Which service model provides a complete platform for developing and deploying applications with control over the runtime environment but without managing hardware?

• A. IaaS
• B. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
• C. SaaS
• D. Application Streaming

Answer: (B)

Platform as a service provides a complete development and deployment platform in the cloud. It gives you a ready-to-use runtime environment, middleware, and development tools so you can build and deploy applications without managing hardware or the underlying operating system. You control your application code and how it runs (such as runtime versions, libraries, and environment variables), while the provider handles servers, virtualization, storage, patching, and scaling. This lets you focus on coding and app behavior rather than infrastructure. In contrast, infrastructure as a service would still require you to manage the operating system and middleware; software as a service delivers an application with little to no control over the runtime; application streaming involves delivering existing applications rather than providing a full deployment platform.

Platform as a service provides a complete development and deployment platform in the cloud. It gives you a ready-to-use runtime environment, middleware, and development tools so you can build and deploy applications without managing hardware or the underlying operating system. You control your application code and how it runs (such as runtime versions, libraries, and environment variables), while the provider handles servers, virtualization, storage, patching, and scaling. This lets you focus on coding and app behavior rather than infrastructure. In contrast, infrastructure as a service would still require you to manage the operating system and middleware; software as a service delivers an application with little to no control over the runtime; application streaming involves delivering existing applications rather than providing a full deployment platform.