AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional — Question 545

Can a Direct Connect link be connected directly to the Internet?

Answer options

• A. Yes, this can be done if you pay for it.
• B. Yes, this can be done only for certain regions.
• C. Yes
• D. No

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS Direct Connect is designed specifically to establish a private, dedicated network connection from your on-premises infrastructure to AWS, bypassing the public Internet. Because its core architecture is meant for private cloud connectivity, it cannot be routed directly to the public Internet. This makes options A, B, and C incorrect as they falsely suggest Direct Connect can function as a standard Internet service provider link.