How a switch works when it's aware of MAC address but the sending PC isn't aware of MAC of destination MAC

Here is where I'm getting confused about the working of switch, please advise on below scenarion:

4 PCs are connected to a switch and this switch is aware of their MAC addresses (all 4 PCs). Computer A and Computer D have not communicated ever earlier hence they both don't have their ARP table updated with each other's MAC address.

Computer A wants to communicate with Computer D, hence it sends out an ARP request for Computer D's MAC address. This ARP would be a broadcast message (with FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF as destination MAC in ARP packet).

I'd want to understand as how switch will take it up as it's already aware of Computer D's MAC but Computer A is not. Will the switch let Computer D respond to the ARP messgage (the broadcast) or drop that ARP request and directly route Computer A's packet to Computer D (since switch is already aware of Computer D's MAC) ?

Kindly assist.

-Aniruddha

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