Correct option:
Configure a public virtual interface on the 10-Gbps Direct Connect connection and then copy the data to S3 over the connection
AWS Direct Connect links your on-premises data center to an AWS Direct Connect location over a standard Ethernet fiber-optic cable. One end of the cable is connected to your router, the other to an AWS Direct Connect router. With this connection, you can create virtual interfaces directly to public AWS services (for example, to Amazon S3) or to Amazon VPC, bypassing internet service providers in your network path. An AWS Direct Connect location provides access to AWS in the Region with which it is associated.
There are two types of Direct Connect connections:
Dedicated Connection: A physical Ethernet connection associated with a single customer. Customers can request a dedicated connection through the AWS Direct Connect console, the CLI, or the API. This supports speed of 1Gbps and 10Gbps.
Hosted Connection: A physical Ethernet connection that an AWS Direct Connect Partner provisions on behalf of a customer. Customers request a hosted connection by contacting a partner in the AWS Direct Connect Partner Program, who provisions the connection. This supports speed of 50Mbps, 100Mbps, 200Mbps, 300Mbps, 400Mbps, 500Mbps, 1Gbps, 2Gbps, 5Gbps, and 10Gbps.
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/Welcome.html
The given use-case requires transferring 140 TB of archived data within a duration of approximately two days (48 hours). Now, the Direct Connect connection assures a speed of 10Gbps (Gigabits per second) as it is minimally used. As 1 Byte = 8 bits, therefore you can transfer approximately 1GBps (Gigabytes per second).
So the hourly data transfer is 1 * 60 * 60 = 3,600 GB or approximately 3.6 TB.
So the approximate daily data transfer is 3.6 * 24 = ~ 86 TB
Therefore, the entire archived dataset of 140 TB can be transferred in less than two days (48 hours)
Additionally, you should configure a public virtual interface from the Direct Connect connection to connect to AWS resources that are reachable by a public IP address (such as an S3 bucket).
https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/public-private-interface-dx/
Incorrect options:
Configure a private virtual interface on the 10-Gbps Direct Connect connection and then copy the data securely to S3 over the connection - You can only use a private virtual interface to connect to your resources hosted in an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) using their private IP addresses. You must use a public virtual interface from the Direct Connect connection to connect to an S3 bucket.
Configure a VPC endpoint for S3 and then leverage the Direct Connect connection for data transfer with VPC endpoint as the target - This option has been added as a distractor. A VPC endpoint is only meant to be used from within a VPC to connect to an S3 bucket, like so:
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/vpce-gateway.html
Order multiple AWS Snowball Edge appliances, transfer the data in parallel to these appliances and ship them to AWS which will then copy the data from the Snowball Edge appliances to S3 - The end-to-end time to transfer up to 80 TB of data into AWS with Snowball Edge is approximately one week, including the usual shipping and handling time in AWS data centers. Therefore this option is ruled out.
References:
https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/public-private-interface-dx/
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/WorkingWithVirtualInterfaces.html
https://aws.amazon.com/snowball/faqs/