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

Reflecting to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I remember questioning why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. I was recently advised of that when my five-year-old asked me the very same question. I understood that the response was associated with the frequency of usage of specific letters and likewise the early limitations of typewriter keyboard configurations. To get a much better response I turned to YouTube where I knew I had seen a video on the topic not that long ago..