2007-03-03 17:16:59 · 12 answers · asked by cheerleadermonkie 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Going back to high school..lol
today's standard "QWERTY" keyboard was crated by James Densmore,( i think??? ) who suggested splitting up keys for letters commonly used to help stop typewritter keys from jamming.
So, basically the keyboard layout was designed for typerwritters so the keys wouldn't jam.
2007-03-03 17:34:56 · answer #1 · answered by bwiz2007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The man's last name was Qwerty (the first five letters on the keyboard) The rest of the letters were placed purposely to make it more difficult to type. This was done so people couldn't crash their computers from typing too fast. With faster computers today, we don't have to worry about that anymore.
2007-03-03 17:24:41 · answer #2 · answered by martin_pc_maintenance 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The keyboard and earlier the typewriter keys were arranged in an order for the easiest access for the most common used letters when typing.
2007-03-03 17:27:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the letters were arranged so that they would be more difficult to type at once allowing the machine to avoid jamming. They are based upon the most repetitive use of each letter, and their respective uses in words. Our keyboard is actually, a paragon of inefficiency.
2007-03-03 17:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by 1235 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know--they did the research to find out how frequently people use different letters--and then they were placed on the keyboard so, human won't have to stretch too much for the letters they use less.
2007-03-03 17:21:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
bwiz2007 is right. The key arrangement comes from the days of typewriters. They are arranged so that the keys won't jam when you type. It has nothing to do with someone named QWERTY.
2007-03-03 17:39:38 · answer #6 · answered by cvillyvills 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christopher Sholes figured it out by trial and error. He designed it so typists wouldn't type too quickly and cause the hammers to stick.
2007-03-03 17:21:23 · answer #7 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not really sure but it supposedly had something to do with the most comonly used letters being in the easiest to reach places
2007-03-03 17:20:18 · answer #8 · answered by Xander R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere it was meant so that the most used words are far apart so your fingers don't get all tangled up.
2007-03-03 17:20:52 · answer #9 · answered by geoguroo7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They copied the type writer format1
2007-03-03 18:11:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋