Why is the alphabet on the Keyboard so weird? Why is it in that order?

Question

Its one of my pet pives! I cant stand the fact that the letters are not in order on the keyboard. The Keyboard is part of the reason why I still do not know my alphabet.

Answer 1

if the key board had the letters in order, you would really struggle to type that question you just posted.

keyborad layouts evolved over the years and are results of extensive research ( this is even before the computer or electronic typewriter, early days of the mechanical typewriter)

it is designed for the best use of a language while using two hands.

eg: the word 'keyboard' has letters spread across to left and right so you could use both hands when typing a single word, which is effectively faster.

if you think of few words and look at your keyboard you will notice how the characters are spread across in an even manner. Say for example about 2 to left 3 to right and 1 in between.

Answer 2

Pronounced kwer-tee, refers to the arrangement of keys on a standard English computer keyboard or typewriter. The name derives from the first six characters on the top alphabetic line of the keyboard.

The arrangement of characters on a QWERTY keyboard was designed in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. According to popular myth, Sholes arranged the keys in their odd fashion to prevent jamming on mechanical typewriters by separating commonly used letter combinations. However, there is no evidence to support this assertion, except that the arrangement does, in fact, inhibit fast typing.

With the emergence of ball-head electric typewriters and computer keyboards, on which jamming is not an issue, new keyboards designed for speed typing have been invented. The best-known is called a Dvorak keyboard. Despite their more rational designs, these new keyboards have not received wide acceptance.

source: Webopedia

Answer 3

Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. The QWERTY layout was included in the drawing for Sholes' patent application in 1878.

Answer 4

the idiot who designed keyboard was a lefthandard. So by putting the most used alphabets like asdwe on the left hand screwing up the 'right' world.

Answer 5

It was designed that way so the keys on a typewriter would not jam

Answer 6

the primary one is deficient the moment one is wierd the 3rd one is logical the fourth one is humorous the 5th one is wise the 6th one i do not get the 7th one i do not get... so... over all, i provide them a five out of seven

Answer 7

They are arranged that way so that the most common letters are the easiest to type.

Answer 8

you know I don't know.