Reflecting to my middle school typing class (done on electric typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind wondering why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. I was recently reminded of that when my five-year-old asked me the same question. I knew that the response was associated with the frequency of use of specific letters and also the early constraints of typewriter keyboard configurations. However to get a much better response I turned to YouTube where I knew I had actually seen a video on the subject not that long back..

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