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The Influence of Computer Keyboard Layouts on International Communication and Productivity

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Anjali Pawar
The Influence of Computer Keyboard Layouts on International Communication and Productivity

The computer keyboard is a ubiquitous part of modern computing. It is hard to imagine working on a computer without one. One potential challenge for the future of computer keyboards is the growing trend towards touchscreens and other alternative input methods. While keyboards are still an essential input device for most computers, they may become less prominent as other technologies continue to advance.


However, with the advancements in haptic feedback, voice recognition, gesture recognition, and other technologies, it’s likely that Computer Keyboard will continue to play an important role in computer input for years to come.  In the 1970s, a new keyboard layout was developed by the Japanese company Fujitsu. This layout, known as the Kinesis Advantage, splits the keyboard into two halves and angles them slightly to reduce strain on the wrists and hands. This design has been praised for its ergonomic benefits, but it has not become widely adopted.


The first widely used typewriter was the Sholes and Glidden Type-Writer, introduced in 1874. It featured a keyboard with the letters arranged in alphabetical order. However, this layout caused problems for the typists of the time. The mechanical keys of the typewriter would often jam when certain combinations of keys were struck in quick succession. To solve this problem, the inventors of the typewriter, Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule, decided to rearrange the keys to reduce the likelihood of jamming.


They came up with the QWERTY layout, named after the first six letters of the keyboard. This layout grouped commonly used letter pairs, such as "th" and "st," on opposite sides of the keyboard to reduce the chances of them being pressed together. The QWERTY layout was an immediate success, and it became the standard for typewriters and later, computer keyboards. Even though typewriters are no longer in common use, the QWERTY layout remains the dominant keyboard layout to this day.


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