An organization is considering buying hosts that have one three-port NIC rather than buying hosts

that have three one-port NICs. Is this a good idea? Why or why not?

A.
This is a good idea; one three-port NIC means fewer PCI slots.

B.
This is a good idea; one card is cheaper than three.

C.
This is not a good idea; one card translates to a single point of failure.

D.
This is not a good idea; three-port NICs are expensive

Explanation:

If the one three-port NIC fails, you will usually lose all three ports on the NIC. It would be a
bettersolution to use three one-port NICs instead. You lose one card, and you lose only one port.