STP terms

Question 1

Root Bridge

Answer 1

is the bridge with the lowest and best bridge ID

Question 2

Non-root Bridge

Answer 2

all bridges that aren’t the root bridge

Question 3

Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU)

Answer 3

All switches exchange information to use for the subsequent configuration of the network, each switch compares the parameters in the BPDU

Question 4

Bridge ID

Answer 4

how STP keeps track of all the switches in the network

Question 5

Port Cost

Answer 5

determines the best path when multiple links are used between two switches.

Question 6

Path Cost

Answer 6

All unique paths are analyzed individually, and a path cost is calculated for each unique path by adding the individual port costs encountered on the way to the root bridge