Managing Operating Systems on Workstations: The Big Three
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Managing operating systems on workstations boils down to three basic tasks: loading the system
software and applications initially, updating the system software and applications, and
configuring network parameters.
We call these tasks the Big Three.
The Five States
The diagram depicts five states: new, clean, configured,
unknown, and off.
- New refers to a completely new machine.
- Clean refers to a machine on which the OS has been installed
but no localizations performed. - Configured means a correctly configured and operational
environment. - Unknown is a computer that has been misconfigured or has
become out of date. - Off refers to a machine that has been retired and powered off.
Transitioning Between States
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