You work as a Network Administrator for Tech Perfect Inc.

The new switch starts advertising itself as the root bridge. It acts as it is the only bridge on the network. It has a lower Bridge ID than the existing root, so it is elected as the root bridge after the BPDUs converge and when all switches know about the new switch that it is the better choice. Answer: B, C, D are incorrect. All these are not valid options, according to the given scenario.