Thinking back to my intermediate school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I remember wondering why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the exact same question, I was just recently advised 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. However to get a better answer I relied on YouTube where I understood I had actually seen a video on the topic not that long back..

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