Unit 4Competency 1

What is QWERTY?

Directions: You will learn about the history of the typewriter and about QWERTY in this WebQuest. Make sure to answer all questions. There are 14 questions in this activity.
1. Add a Blank 3 column footer with your name, period, and date. Save in your directory as: QWERTY_1st initial

and last name. (ex.: QWERTY_JSmith)

2. Hold the Ctrl key and left click the web address to visitthe websites.

Question/Hyperlinks / Your Answer/Response
Use the following link to answer questions 1-3:

1. The first typewriter was called what? / Sholes & Glidden Type Writer
2. Which years was the first typewriter produced? / 1874-1878
3. Which keyboard did the original Sholes and Gidden typewriter use?
(HINT: Look in the last paragraph on the page.) / QWERTY
Use the following link to answer questions 4 & 5:

4. How old is this keyboard? / 122 years old
5. What is this a picture of ? / Sholes & Glidden Typewriter of 1874
Use the following link to answer questions 6-11:

6. Where does the name “QWERTY” for our typewriter keyboard come from? / the first six letters in the top alphabet row (the one just below the numbers)
7. The QWERTY keyboard is also called what? / the "Universal" keyboard
8. When Sholes built his first model in 1868, the keys were arranged in what order? / alphabetically in two rows
9. The first typewriter had its letters on the end of rods called "typebars." If two typebars were near each other in the circle, they would tend to clash into each other when typed in succession. So, Sholes figured what? / he had to take the most common letter pairs such as "TH" and make sure their typebars hung at safe distances
10. The first machines (typewriters) only typed what? / Capital letters
11. The new Remington No. 2 (in 1878) offered both upper and lower case by adding the familiar ______. / Shift Key
Use the following link to answer questions 12-14:

12. What is a Dvorak keyboard? (Definition) / A keyboard whose layout is altered from that of the standard qwerty keyboard to speed up typing; more of the frequently used keys are on the home row.
13. ______of words are typed on the home row of the Dvorak keyboard compared to 32% with qwerty, and more words are typed using both hands. / 70%
14. The Dvorak layout was intended for the ______language. / English

3. Answer the questions below. You can key your answer or copy/paste.