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

Thinking back to my intermediate school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computers) I keep in mind questioning why the keyboard wasnt organized in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the very same concern, I was just recently reminded of that. I knew that the response was related to the frequency of use of specific letters and likewise the early limitations of typewriter keyboard configurations. To get a much better answer I turned to YouTube where I understood I had actually seen a video on the topic not that long ago..