What device is elected by the Spanning Tree Algorithm? All other switches determine a single least-cost path to this device.

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What device is elected by the Spanning Tree Algorithm? All other switches determine a single least-cost path to this device.

  • root bridge
  • dedicated bridge
  • default gateway
  • core switch

Explanation: The STP algorithm elects a root bridge on the LAN. All other switches calculate the lowest cost path to the root bridge.

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