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100

What was the first story written on a typewriter?

Life on the Missipi by Mark Twain.

100

What was the fastest speed ever recorded on a manual Typewriter?

A: 53

B: 176

C: 158

B: 176

100

Command+shift+3 does what?



Screen shots.

100

who invented the modern keyboard?

Christopher Latham Sholes.

100

Why was the JCUKEN layout made?

So the Russians could have their own keyboard.

200

How much did a Type Writer cost in when they were invented?

Between $60 and $100.

200

How many words do you have to type in order for your fingers to go a mile?


a.) 10,000

b.) 15,000

c.) 3,000



A.) 10,000

200

What happens when you press control-command-space?

Emojis pop up.

200

Who invented the first computer?

Charles Babbage.

200

Who invented the maltron layout?

 Lillian Malt and Stephen Hobday.

300

Who invented the Type Writer?

Christopher Latham Sholes.

300

Keystrokes CAN BE TRACKED BY HACKERS

True

Fales

True it is known as keylogging.

300

What control makes the spotlight search pop up?

a.) command S

b.) command space

c.) command shift


b.) command space

300

Who invented the first electric typewriter?

Thomas Edison.

300

How many known layouts are there?

7.

400

Why did they change the keyboard from ABC order to the qwerty order?

People were typing to fast and the character arms got tangled up.

400

Keyboards are dirtier than toilets.

True

Fales

True

400

What happens when you press option + delete?

Deletes Whole words without highlighting them.

400

Who helped Christopher Latham Sholes invent the typewriter?

Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule.

400

Who invented the DVORAK layout?

August Dvorak.

500

What year was the first Type Writer made?

1867.

500

What 10 letter word can be typed only using the top row?



Typewriter.

500

What happen when you do command + G

It opens a search bar that will highlight all of the words that you type.

500

What other 6 layouts are there besides qwerty?

AZERTY QWERTZ  Dvorak Colemak Maltron JCUKEN

500

why was the Colemak. layout named Colmak? 

The inventors name was more catchy than the first letters.