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A Microsoft 365 administrator is onboarding a new user who requires access to email, cloud storage, and the web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The user will primarily work from a browser and does not need desktop application installations. Which Microsoft 365 component provides the web-based applications for productivity?
- AMicrosoft 365 Web Apps for Business
- BMicrosoft 365 Apps for enterprise
- CMicrosoft 365 Desktop apps
- DMicrosoft 365 Apps for web
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Correct answer: D. Microsoft 365 Apps for web
Microsoft 365 Apps for web (formerly Office Online) provides the web browser versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, accessible without installation and integrated with cloud storage, perfectly suiting the user's requirements.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. While 'Web Apps for Business' sounds plausible, the official Microsoft terminology for the web-based applications is 'Microsoft 365 Apps for web' (or 'Office for the web').
- B. Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise provides the full desktop versions of the Office applications, which are not needed here.
- C. Microsoft 365 Desktop apps is a general term, but the specific offering for web-based is 'Apps for web'.
Microsoft 365 Apps for web (Office for the web)
The free, web-based versions of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) that can be accessed through a web browser.
- Requires no installation.
- Accessible from any device with a web browser.
- Offers core functionality of desktop apps, with some limitations.
- Integrated with OneDrive and SharePoint for cloud storage.
Memory trick: Apps for 'Web' means 'Browser', Apps for 'Enterprise' means 'Desktop'.