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

Thinking back to my middle school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind questioning why the keyboard wasnt organized in alphabetical order. I was recently advised of that when my five-year-old asked me the exact same concern. I knew that the answer was connected to the frequency of use of particular letters and likewise the early constraints of typewriter keyboard configurations. However to get a much better response I turned to YouTube where I knew I had seen a video on the subject not that long ago..