Reading at this very word QWERTY, many may wonder or even look up for the word. This QWERTY is nothing but the name of the keyboard we use now in our typewriters and computers. Though this word makes no sense and is confusing, it is in existence for 125 years. The name QWERTY comes from the first six letters in the top alphabet row. This is also called as the universal keyboard, and made their first appearance in 1872. Today the QWERTY keyboard is universal fixture even on the most advanced, sophisticated computers and word processors electronic technology.