The Story Behind QWERTY – Why Keyboards Aren’t in Alphabetical Order

Reflecting to my intermediate school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind questioning why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the exact same concern, I was just recently reminded of that. I knew that the answer was related to the frequency of usage of particular letters and likewise the early limitations of typewriter keyboard setups. To get a better answer I turned to YouTube where I understood I had seen a video on the topic not that long ago..

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

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