Reflecting to my intermediate school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computers) I remember questioning why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the very same concern, I was recently reminded of that. I understood that the answer was related to the frequency of use of particular letters and also the early limitations of typewriter keyboard setups. To get a much better response I turned to YouTube where I knew I had seen a video on the subject not that long ago..

CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY discusses the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the requirement on computer keyboards today..