ITPEC IP October 2021 Question 98

A provider of application software on a server via the Internet — the explanation of an ASP (Application Service Provider).

An ASP runs application software on its own servers and lets customers use it over the Internet for a fee. The customer needs no installation or servers of its own; the provider operates and maintains the software. ASP is the forerunner of today's SaaS.

Answer (c)

Why not others:

• •(a) — providing communication lines for connecting to the Internet is an ISP
• •(b) — a closed community on the Internet open only to its members is an SNS
• •(d) — building a system from the viewpoint of the service it delivers rather than the hardware and software it uses is a design approach, not an operator that hosts applications

Key rule: ASP means the application runs on the provider's server and the customer only uses it over the network.

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