A computer operator is a role in IT which oversees the running of computer systems, ensuring that the machines, and computers are running properly. The job of a computer operator as defined by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is to "monitor and control ... and respond to ... enter commands ... set controls on computer and peripheral devices. This Excludes Data Entry."
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Inside a DEC TE16 9-track tape drive, showing the tape path through the vacuum columns. From the col...
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Computer operator at work with mainframe computers. (1992)
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Elektronische Datenverarbeitungsanlage IBM 1401 bei den Stadtwerken in der Humboldtstraße zur Berech...
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Punch card from a typical Fortran program.
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Original photo by Greg Lloyd 1969, used with permission.
Photo of the Hypertext Editing System (HES...
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IBM 1442 Card Reader/Punch I.
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w:IBM 1402 Card Reader/Punch which attached to the IBM 1401 mid-sized computer.
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Operator's console for an IBM 7094 computer at the w:Computer History Museum in w:Mountain View, Cal...
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Data tape drives
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IBM magnetic disk drives 3330+3333
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