The phrase "a computer online" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a computer that is connected to the internet or a network.
Example: "Make sure that a computer online is available for the presentation so that we can access the necessary files."
Alternatives: "an internet-connected computer" or "a networked computer".
And, it occurred to me the other day, this is a world in which it should be pretty painless for a shopper to buy a computer online -- especially from I.B.M.'s own professionally designed Web site.
When he put a computer online to test for hackers in February 1999, it was attacked within 15 minutes by an automated program that was scanning the Internet for vulnerable systems.
Peter Davis complained on Twitter after he bought a computer online only for a microwave to be delivered to his Brighton home.
I should have realized then that trouble was coming when the company wouldn't let me buy a computer online, have it configured and installed with my software choices, and pick it up at the store two miles from my place.
Use Ethernet to get a computer online.
When a customer orders a Dell computer online, the information is quickly fed through to the firm's suppliers.
When a consumer registers a new computer online, he or she is given the option of receiving relevant product offers and a cookie is placed on the computer's hard drive.
Order a personal computer online or over the phone, choosing every specification, and it will be assembled and shipped to your door in five or six days.
Mr. Spitzner became intrigued by the idea of honeypots after putting a new computer online at home and watching it get attacked within 15 minutes by an automatic program scanning the Internet for vulnerable prey.
Power users are either running a server or leaving their computer online most of the day, with 4 h of downtime per day on average.
It is a prepaid plastic card that stores information on a chip embedded in the plastic; when it's inserted into a special reader connected to a computer, the online casino's server withdraws the amount, with no message online.
