Keyboard Layouts and Their History

What is the common keyboard layout used today called?

• QWERTY

• AZERTY

• Dvorak

• Alpha-numeric

Who designed the first commercial typewriter that included an early version of the QWERTY layout?

• Christopher Sholes

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

What was the primary reason for the original QWERTY layout's design?

• To make it easier for beginners to learn

• To prevent type bars from jamming due to rapid typing

• To allow for faster typing of common words

• To match the alphabetical order of letters

What was the name of the keyboard layout designed to be more efficient than QWERTY?

• Alpha-numeric keyboard

• Simplified keyboard

• Dvorak Simplified Keyboard

• Ergonomic keyboard

Why did the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard not become widely adopted?

• It was too expensive to produce

• It was difficult to learn for existing typists

• People were already accustomed to the QWERTY layout

• It was not actually more efficient than QWERTY