i know it probably goes back to who maybe the first typewriters but i'm curious. Are the letters placed the way they are for some special reason?
2007-04-05 05:05:23 · 13 answers · asked by Air 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Yes they go back to original typewriters. They were originally positioned differently so typists could type faster. This however caused the hammers that put the letters on the paper to get all jammed up. So they implemented the current qwerty keyboard to optimize speed of typing and less jamming. Its obsolete now but the standard exists because thats the way everybody learned. There is an alternative though, called the dvorak keyboard, this is the fastest standard keyboard but it would require you to completely re-learn out to touch type.
2007-04-05 05:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first row contains all the letters in typewriter. The remainder are designed to be easily accessible from the outside in for the most frequently used letters.
2007-04-05 05:11:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The QWERTY keyboard layout was designed for one reason: to slow down typists. Early typewriters had keys attached to long arms that swung out to hammer their print on the paper. If too many keys were pushed too fast, the arms didn't have time to retract and they jammed. So, the keyboard was set up to be sure the arms came up slowly.
2007-04-05 05:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by mg_merrill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were positioned in alphabetical order, your fingers would be getting tangled all the time! They are designed to make the fingers work in a spiders legs fashion.
Very Very good question! I never heard this being asked before.
2007-04-05 05:11:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is place according to most frequent used letters in forming words. It is a science on how to use both hands to type words the quickest.
2007-04-05 05:11:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the keys in the middle are j,k,f,d, are the keys that are used the most on the key board. If you practise, then you will not even beable to think where the keys are. you will just know. your brain will work with your fingers and just works.
2007-04-05 09:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by twentyeight7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the most used letters are where you place your hands; asdf and the lesser used ones; qzpm are on the sides.
2007-04-05 05:08:51 · answer #7 · answered by djaer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just the way that we use the leters. if all the letters that we used were all together it would slow us down. it has to do how appeling the letters are to the mind.
2007-04-05 05:13:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the location that maters most the most used keys are cloest to your fingers the less used ones are further away
2007-04-05 05:10:05 · answer #9 · answered by zspace101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
QWERTY, it's designed for keys you use most are near the center.
2007-04-05 05:08:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋