The Cloud-Based Service That Provides the Hardware and Allows Customers

question 16

Multiple Choice

The cloud-based service that provides the hardware and allows customers to load an operating system of their choice is known as ________.

• A) application virtualization
• B) platform as a service (PaaS)
• C) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)
• D) network functions virtualization (NFV)

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Definitions:

Defined by Function

Describes objects, concepts, or processes identified primarily by what they do or their role rather than by their form or nature.

Artifacts

Objects made or used by humans, often considered in the context of archaeology as items of cultural or historical significance.

Nominal-Kinds

Categories based on names or labels rather than on inherent or natural distinctions.

Natural-Kinds

Categories of objects and entities in the world that are thought to reflect a natural order, often discussed in philosophy and cognitive science.