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How many types of keyboards are in typewriters ?

A1

B4

C2

D3

Answer:

D. 3

Read Explanation:

  • There are three main types of keyboard layouts used on typewriters, based on the arrangement of the keys.

QWERTY

  • The most popular layout in the world and the one used as the standard in modern computers.

  • The first successful commercial typewriter, the Remington No. 2 (1878), is famous for this.

QWERTZ

  • This is a modified version of the QWERTY layout.

  • It is used mostly on typewriters and computers in Germany and Eastern Europe.

  • It is formed by replacing the 'Y' with a 'Z' and changing the position of some special symbols.

AZERTY

  • This is another variant of the QWERTY layout.

  • It is used mainly on typewriters and computers in France and Belgium. In this, the 'Q' and 'A' are interchanged.


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