What is the purpose of having an internet gateway within a VPC?
To create a VPN connection to the VPC
To allow communication between the VPC and the internet
To impose bandwidth constraints on internet traffic
To load balance traffic from the internet across Amazon EC2 instances
Explanations:
An internet gateway does not create a VPN connection; it provides a path for resources in the VPC to communicate with the internet. VPN connections are established through a Virtual Private Gateway.
The primary purpose of an internet gateway is to allow communication between the VPC and the internet, enabling resources within the VPC to send and receive traffic from the internet.
An internet gateway does not impose bandwidth constraints. Bandwidth management is typically handled by other AWS services such as AWS Direct Connect or through Quality of Service (QoS) configurations in your application.
While an internet gateway facilitates access to the internet, it does not load balance traffic. Load balancing can be achieved using services like Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) which distribute traffic among EC2 instances.