why are letters on the keyboard ordered this way?

Answer 1

QWERTY:
Frequently used pairs of letters were separated in an attempt to stop the typebars from intertwining and becoming stuck, thus forcing the typist to manually unstick the typebars and also frequently blotting the document[1]. The home row (ASDFGHJKL) of the QWERTY layout is thought to be a remnant of the old alphabetical layout that QWERTY replaced. QWERTY also attempted to alternate keys between hands, allowing one hand to move into position while the other hand strikes home a key. This sped up both the original double-handed hunt-and-peck technique and the later touch typing technique; however, single-handed words such as stewardesses and monopoly show flaws in the alternation.

Answer 2

That is the way they were started out with and it is much easier to type the middle rows of keys are the ones that are used the most. If you take a course in typing you will automatically know where the keys are and nothing changes no matter where you are in the world the key pad is the same. It is a universal thing. Just like 'Shorthand' does not matter what language you speak if you understand shorthand you can read it It is a universal language. They are the only two things in the world that are universal. The keyboard and shorthand. No language beerier.

Answer 3

Frequently used pairs of letters were separated in an attempt to stop the typebars from intertwining and becoming stuck, thus forcing the typist to manually unstick the typebars and also frequently blotting the document[1]. The home row (ASDFGHJKL) of the QWERTY layout is thought to be a remnant of the old alphabetical layout that QWERTY replaced. QWERTY also attempted to alternate keys between hands, allowing one hand to move into position while the other hand strikes home a key. This sped up both the original double-handed hunt-and-peck technique and the later touch typing technique; however, single-handed words such as stewardesses and monopoly show flaws in the alternation.

Answer 4

Except for the F row, the keyboard is the same layout as a typewriter so that people did not have to learn the touch system over again.

Answer 5

I dont' remember where I heard this, so I don't know how accurate it is, but I heard that they were placed this way on the typewriters specifically because it wasn't the most efficient. Otherwise people would type too fast for the mechanics to keep up.

There was a push a while back to start using a better layout, but it never caught on very well.

Answer 6

This question has plagued many people since at least the typewriter, and it hasn't changed since. I also know that i have learned to hate it but it still works, i guess. The best I can tell you is that when people designed the keyboard I personally believe that they picked at random.

Answer 7

i heard that it was because this one guy's secrateries were typing too fast for him to read all of the documents they typed so one day he set it up that way so that they would type slower and then he could get his work done without having it pile up on him by making it harder for the secrateries. i'm not sure if thats true but thats what i heard

Answer 8

4 easy reference 4 blinds

Answer 9

i heard that they were put in this order to make the keys less likely to stick together on the old manual typewriters

Answer 10

supposedly the most effective way to reach the alphabets of all the words in the english language