Question

How many types of keyboards are in typewriters ?

• A. 1
• B. 4
• C. 2
• D. 3

Answer 1

Answer:

D. 3

• 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.