Why is a computer keyboard's letters scrambled?

Question

If you look at a keyboard the letters are in place in no alphebetical order. What advantages does this have?

Answer 1

QWERTY - The common letters are near the home row for easy access.

The original intent was used on typewriters to speed up typing by preventing common pairs of typebars from striking the platen at the same time and sticking together.

Answer 2

It's the way the first typewriters were made. If the keys were in alphabetical order they would get stuck all the time because common pairs of letters would be too close together. The QWERTY layout stopped that happening and although it wouldn't be a problem on a computer keyboard it's just stuck.

The reason why the keypad on your cell phone is the opposite way to the number pad on your keypad is for a similar reason: when they first invented a telephone with a number keypad, people who used keyboards typed the numbers in too fast because they were so used to the layout so the manufacturers switched it round.

Answer 3

Well back in the day they may have been in order
yet to prevent people from messing up
the typewriters
they changed the order of the keys to slow
the typist down

of course there are other keyboard layouts

you can look this up

Answer 4

Letters are grouped in accordance with frequency of usage and fingering ease.

Answer 5

I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY MAKE THE KEYS SCRAMBLE AND I DON'T SEE AN ADVANTAGES