The Story Behind QWERTY – Why Keyboards Aren’t in Alphabetical Order

Reflecting to my intermediate school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind questioning why the keyboard wasnt set up in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the very same concern, I was recently advised of that. I knew that the response was associated with the frequency of usage of particular letters and likewise the early restrictions of typewriter keyboard setups. To get a much better response I turned to YouTube where I understood I had actually seen a video on the subject not that long back..

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

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