Question about the keyboard.......?

Question

Does anyone know why the keyboard has letters in the order it does, and why not a,b,c,d....???

Answer 1

Yes, they are placed in order of most occurring, mind you this was back in 1800s so the word were diffrent

Answer 2

Before the keyboard system we use now, there was another system actually. In the past however, since people used typewriters, if they typed too fast, the keys would get stuck together. To fix this issue, the keyboard letters were rearranged so that a decent typing speed could be obtained but not fast enough for those letters to become jammed. We now use what they call "QWERTY".

I know some friends that do a lot of programming who learned the old way of typing (since we use computers now, there's no problem of keys getting stuck). They claim it makes things go faster...

Answer 3

The first layout followed the layout that was used in printer's boxes for typing setting before the typewriter was invented. The more common letters were near the middle of the box, the rarer letters at the edges.

Plus, the early typewriters had mechanical arms that had to go up and strike the ribbon to make a letter. It was found that if certain letters commonly used together (like the q and the u) were next to each other, then people would press the keys and the arms would hit each other and get stuck. So they were adjusted to move certain letters apart from each other.

Answer 4

it has to do with many reasons on the way the human handa are and mnay other million little things , incase u havent noticed all keyboards are the same on letter arrangements., when i was a beginner at computers and typing i would also agree that abcd wuld be easier but noiw that i am more expireinced with the same I am better at it and seem to think this is the easist format. kinda like asking why we dont have a 2, 3, or 4 $ bill in american currency. Just because is all the genaral public knows. Good luck.. if anyone can give you a eact reason in details let me know id also like to know.. once again,,