Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind wondering why the keyboard wasnt organized in alphabetical order. I was recently advised of that when my five-year-old asked me the same concern. I understood that the answer was connected to the frequency of use of certain letters and also the early constraints of typewriter keyboard setups. But to get a better response I turned to YouTube where I understood I had seen a video on the subject not that long back..

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