UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2022

With reference to "Software as a Service (SaaS)", consider the following statements: 1. SaaS buyers can customise the user interface and can change data fields. 2. SaaS users can access their data through their mobile devices. 3. Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are forms of SaaS. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

All three statements are correct: SaaS allows UI/data-field customisation, mobile access to data, and webmail services like Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are classic examples of SaaS.

Topics: cloud computing, science and technology, software as a service, webmail services