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Software Engineering · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term

Question 3: A growing e-commerce startup is looking for an infrastruc…

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A growing e-commerce startup is looking for an infrastructure solution that provides the highest performance for its online store. Cost is not a concern, but they need complete control over their servers. Which hosting option should they choose?

  1. A

    Bare Metal Servers

  2. B

    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

  3. C

    Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

  4. D

    None of these

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  • A

    Bare Metal Servers

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Question 3 of 27 in the IIT Madras BS Software Engineering (Software Engineering) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE FN EXAM QDB1 31 Aug 2025). It carries 3 marks.

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