"operate computer" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to use or control a computer. Example: "I need someone who knows how to operate a computer to help me with this project."
Anteon helped build NATO's intelligence-gathering operations and helped operate computer systems in the Afghan war.
Apple, Google, Amazon and other companies operate computer centers in the state, which is an attractive location for its geographic location with low electricity costs.
In 1962 Perot quit IBM and formed his own company, Electronic Data Systems EDSS), to design, install, and operate computer data-processing systems for clients on a contractual basis.
Toop recalls his experiences playing in improv bands in the 1970s, worrying about the reduced physical involvement and the troubled relationship with expectations of "performance" experienced by electronic musicians who operate computer mice.
AT&T has 18 Internet data centers that operate computer servers for thousands of customers, and the joint marketing "just makes it a whole lot easier not only to sell to those folks but to accommodate whatever their needs are," said Kate Rankin, an AT&T spokeswoman.
In factories, they learned to operate computer-controlled lathes, printing presses and milling machines.
In 2000, the Labor Department projected that by 2010, the number of workers who operate computer-controlled machine tools on Long Island would rise 12.7percentto to 890.
Affiliated Computer's core business is providing the data-processing infrastructure required by government and commercial clients to process payrolls; maintain financial records; operate computer-linked customer call centers; handle human resources data; and schedule shipments from suppliers.
It's not sensible to operate computers without passwords, and there is a strong case for making them compulsory.
"I work in the same office as the board members; the only difference is I don't operate computers.
More than 9,000 paralysed people operate computers and wheelchairs using eye trackers (most survivors of spinal injuries and neuromuscular diseases retain control of their eyes).
