AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Explanation

AWS Global Accelerator is specifically designed to improve the availability and performance of applications by routing user traffic through the AWS global network infrastructure. Here's why it's the correct choice:

Key Benefits of AWS Global Accelerator:

• Reduced Latency: Routes traffic through the AWS global network backbone to the optimal AWS endpoint

• Static IP Addresses: Provides static anycast IP addresses that act as fixed entry points to your application

• Traffic Management: Automatically routes traffic to healthy endpoints across multiple AWS regions

• Performance Optimization: Uses AWS's private global network infrastructure to reduce internet congestion and improve performance

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

• Amazon Route 53: Primarily a DNS service for domain routing, not specifically designed for latency reduction through AWS infrastructure

• AWS VPN: Creates secure connections between on-premises networks and AWS, but doesn't optimize internet traffic routing

• AWS Direct Connect: Establishes dedicated network connections from on-premises to AWS, but doesn't optimize general internet traffic

For gaming applications where low latency is critical, AWS Global Accelerator provides the direct path through AWS infrastructure that minimizes latency for end users.