AFS (short for Andrew File System) is an online disk storage system employed by universities, research institutions, and similar groups around the world for organizing and maintaining computer data.
The field has so far been in constant development, and there might very well be significant contributions in the future that might act as even better guides for constructing and maintaining computer systems.
In one practice, an information technology manager was responsible for developing and maintaining computer templates, and he identified templates as a fundamental characteristic of quality care.
Mr. Downey, who had a small business installing and maintaining computer hardware for local music studios, lost his computer equipment during an F.B.I. raid in January.
He was a native of the Philippines, who'd come to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1966 and then spent a couple of decades building and maintaining computer systems for the Development Corporation of Israel.
At the same time, the district found that the cost of providing and maintaining computers for students was becoming prohibitive.
Mr. Alden, 39, had paid more than $2 a gallon for gasoline earlier this year during his frequent road trips for his business, which maintains computer networks for small companies.
"The general perception is just like the 'Saturday Night Live' sketch," said Keith Shaw, a senior editor and columnist at Network World, a weekly trade magazine for people who maintain computer networks.
Sunquest, based in Tucson, develops and maintains computer systems for hospitals, laboratories and other health facilities.
