Question

-Who has developed the 'Touch System' in typing?

• A. Christopher L sholes
• B. Frank Mc Gurrin
• C. William Mill
• D. Charles thurber

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Frank Mc Gurrin

• The Touch System of typing, also known as touch typing or hunt-and-peck, was primarily developed by Frank McGurrin.

• McGurrin, a court reporter from Salt Lake City, Utah, is widely credited with popularizing and teaching this method in the late 19th century.

• He won a national typing contest in 1888 using his touch typing method, demonstrating its efficiency and speed over other contemporary methods.

• Prior to McGurrin's contribution, typists often relied on looking at the keyboard, which was slower and less efficient.

• The touch system involves training the fingers to find the keys without looking at the keyboard, using muscle memory.

• This method significantly increased typing speed and accuracy, laying the foundation for modern typing techniques.

• Christopher Latham Sholes is credited with inventing the first practical typewriter, and also the QWERTY keyboard layout, which is designed to prevent jamming of the typewriter bars, not necessarily for optimal typing speed. Frank McGurrin's contribution focused on the method of using the typewriter efficiently