QWERTY

Do you recognize the word QWERTY Look at the keyboard of your computer, upper left — see it Why do (almost) all computers, at least 

Part A 40 minutes calculator allowed (no qwerty keyboards). Any programmable or graphing calculator may be used and you will not be required to erase the calculator memories before or after the examination. Questions require mathematical computations. It is essential that you show all steps in solving mathematical problems since partial credit is awarded in each problem for showing how the answer was obtained. 

David, P. A. 1985. Clio and the economics of QWERTY. American Economic Review, 75 332-337. 

Of course, jamming of the mechanical arms is not an issue for modern computers, but QWERTY layout is still by far the most common. Furthermore, August Dvorak, a professor of education in Seattle, showed already in 1940s that even a randomly reshuffled keyboard will most likely be more convenient for the typist s hands than QWERTY... But QWERTY still survives. Why  

In preparation for the current edition we received a lot of help from Dr. Artem A. Aerov. He edited the whole text, again hltering out our lapses, and helped us in many other ways, in particular, he wrote the section on QWERTY in Chapter 14. 

A. Be sure to take your admission ticket, some form of photo and signature identification, your social security number, several sharpened No. 2 pencils, a good eraser, a watch, and a scientific calculator with fresh batteries. You may bring a programmable calculator (it will not be erased or cleared), but it must not have a typewriter-style (qwerty) keyboard. You may use the calculator only in Section II, Part A. 

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