Reflecting to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computers) I keep in mind wondering why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the very same concern, I was just recently reminded of that. I understood that the response was related to the frequency of use of particular letters and likewise the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups. To get a better answer I turned to YouTube where I understood I had actually seen a video on the subject not that long earlier..

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