The state where the OS is installed on the machine.
The state that creates a new machine.
New
An example of this is respecting the rights of individuals and groups of people.
Ethical behavior
The SA must perform this task in order for the environment to be secured.
Security Management
An SA's duties and responsibilities can be condensed as this.
SUM CRUD or SUM CRUD Model
The state that will happen frequently through the computer's lifetime.
Update
The state where the machine is properly configured to meet the requirements of the computing environment
Configured
It allows the system admin to be focused and use all their resources effectively and efficiently
Strong Organizational skills
An SA must be able to put in and take out hardware and software.
Hardware Management
This is the number of OS a "Complex site" SA handles
More than 2 operating systems
The state where debugging takes place on an unknown machine.
Debug
This is the state of the machine that shows that the machine has been configured incorrectly.
Unknown
This is a trait that works well when there are challenges that take a while to accomplish
Tenacity
An SA must be able to bring in and take out users from the administered system.
User Management
This is the level wherein an SA is considered a Junior
Level 2
The state where a large scale change is needed to be done.
Rebuild
A machine is in this state when it is considered retired.
Off
A system admin must have this skill in order to understand the technicalities of their work.
The ability to read and comprehend technical information
The SA must be able to answer any of the questions a user may have
Help Desk or Documentation and Help Desk
An enterprise that is experiencing rapid growth must pay attention to this principle of SA.
Scalability
The state that includes naming, network config, and OS patches
Initialize
The state where the machine has the operating system installed but is yet to be configured.
Clean
If the tasks are always easy, then you are not challenging yourself
Patience
In order for the SA to be prepared for loss of data, they must perform this task in order to regain that data back.
Backups
This the amount of computers a "Small uniform site" SA handles
less than 50 computers