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

Reflecting to my intermediate school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind questioning why the keyboard wasnt organized in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the exact same concern, I was recently reminded of that. I understood that the answer was associated with the frequency of use of particular letters and likewise the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups. However to get a better response I turned to YouTube where I knew I had seen a video on the subject not that long back..