UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 4
With reference to "Software as a Service (SaaS)", consider the following statements :
- SaaS buyers can customise the user interface and can change data fields.
- SaaS users can access their data through their mobile devices.
- Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are forms of SaaS.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D (1, 2 and 3)
Explanation: Software as a Service delivers hosted applications over the internet; providers can expose configurable interfaces/fields, mobile access and browser-based email.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. True / qualifies - Many SaaS products permit customer-side settings, interface changes and custom data fields within provider limits.
2. True / qualifies - Internet-connected smartphones can access SaaS applications and user data.
3. True / qualifies - Outlook.com, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail provide hosted webmail software as a service.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-omits 3 even though Outlook.com, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail provide hosted webmail software as a service.
B. Incorrect-omits 1 even though Many SaaS products permit customer-side settings, interface changes and custom data fields within provider limits.
C. Incorrect-omits 2 even though Internet-connected smartphones can access SaaS applications and user data.
D. Correct-selects exactly the correct statements/items identified above.