Refer to the exhibit. Which switch in this configuration will be elected as the root bridge? SW1 0С:0A:05:22:05:97 SW2 0С:4A:82:07:57:58 SW3 0C:0A:A8:1A:3C:9D SW4 0С:0A:18:A1:B3:19

SW1 has the lowest MAC address (0C:0A:05:22:05:97), but for it not to be the root, another switch like SW4 must have a lower configured bridge priority overriding SW1's MAC advantage.

SW2 has a higher MAC address (0C:4A:82...) compared to SW1, SW3, and SW4, making it less likely to be elected root unless configured with an exceptionally low priority.

SW3 has a higher MAC address (0C:0A:A8...) compared to SW1 and SW4, which would typically prevent it from becoming the root bridge without a superior priority configuration.

Although SW1 appears to have the numerically lowest MAC address (0C:0A:05...), for SW4 (0C:0A:18...) to be elected as the root bridge, it must have been configured with a lower (and therefore superior) Bridge Priority than all other switches, including SW1. A lower priority value always takes precedence over the MAC address in the root bridge election process.