CompTIA Network+ (N10-008) — Question 198

A company's web server is hosted at a local ISP. This is an example of:

Answer options

• A. colocation.
• B. an on-premises data center.
• C. a branch office.
• D. a cloud provider.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, colocation, which refers to the practice of housing privately-owned servers in a third-party data center, like an ISP. Options B and C are incorrect as they refer to different hosting arrangements and D implies a cloud service model, which is not applicable here.