Assignment task: Answer the following questions in short-answer essay format. Your short-answer essay must address all parts of each question and include definitions and examples where appropriate or required.
You are required to cite all sources used in writing your essay with APA citation formatting. At a minimum, you must use your textbook as a source of information; however, you may include other sources.
Complete the Lesson 6 Short-Answer Essay by answering the following:
Question 1: Explain what software as a service (SaaS) is and how it works using a real-world example.
Question 2: Explain why cloud-based hosting may not make sense for some organizations and provide an example of a type of organization who may not be able to utilize cloud-based hosting.
Question 3: Define what a domain name is and describe the procedure used to get a domain name.
Question 4: Describe the difference between a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN) and how each one could be used in businesses.