Multiple choice technology platforms and products

Salesforce, Facebook, Purewire and Skype are good examples of?

  1. IaaS

  2. PaaS

  3. SaaS

  4. All of the Above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Salesforce (CRM), Facebook (social network), Skype (communication), and Purewire (security services) are all delivered as complete applications accessed over the internet - the defining characteristic of SaaS. Unlike IaaS (raw infrastructure) or PaaS (development platforms), these provide ready-to-use software where users interact with the application itself rather than managing any underlying infrastructure or platform.

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