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The layout of the Qwerty Keyboard dates back to typewriters. The idea is that the keys are laid out on the board so that the more used ones are near the stronger fingers.
The layout is supposed to help with rapid typing. It also goes someway to preventing the key levers jamming since it spreads the letters out a bit - this is no longer a problem since Computers don't have mechanical bits hitting the paper anymore!
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe keyboard layout is how it is because of an old typewriter made specifically for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, according to wikipedia. If you want to know more about the layout of the keyboard, check out the website below.
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∙ 15y agoIt made the most usefull letters easier to reach while the less usefull ones were put off to the side
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Why are the keys on the QWERTY keyboard are arranged the way they are?
because the inventor of the keyboards last name was qwerty
What are the keys on the QWERTY keyboard arranged the way they are?
its called QWERTY pad because the first six letter on the qwerty pad are Q W E R T Y
Who sorted out keyboard keys?
Modern keyboard keys are arranged according to the QWERTY design by Christopher Sholes.
Why are the keys on the QWERTY keboard arranged the way they are?
The QWERTY keyboard originates from typewriters. Different key combinations were tried when typewriters were initially released, but often the letters clashed and jammed. The QWERTY design was finalised and proven successful in the late 1800s and has been used since.
Why are keys on the Qwerty keyboard arranged in the way they are?
They were based on the frequency of use and the strength of the fingers. The little fingers don't do much, while the first couple of fingers do most of the work.
Why are the keys on the qwerty key board arranged the way they are?
This goes back to the first typewriters in the 1800s that were mechanical manual machines. Originally the keys were arranged in alphabetical order. However typing english text on such a keyboard resulted in too many hammer clash jams (adjacent hammers would get stuck against each other and the typist would have to stop and unjam the machine). The fix, after some experimentation, was to jumble the keys into the modern "qwerty" order so that it was very rare for adjacent keys to be typed in sequence.
Why are the keys on the qwerty keyboard to the qwerty?
Because Its How It Is
Why is the keyboard aranged in the way that it is?
The average keyboard is arranged in Qwerty. Look at the upper left hand corner, and you'll see that on the top line, Qwerty is spelled. I think that Qwerty is the company's name, or the inventor's name.
Why are the keys on the QWERTY keyboard aranged the way they are?
because theywere the first le4ters in the type writer
What are the qwerty row keys?
the qwerty row keys are q,w,e,r,t,y,u,i,o,p,
What are the keyboard symbols called?
Keys - as in a board of keys = keyboard
What is the arrangement of keys in keyboard called?
it is for short called qwerty
