Speed typing contest
Jump to navigation
Jump to search

In a speed typing contest contestants compete to attain the highest accurate typing speeds.[1][2][3][4][5] These contests have been common in North America since the 1930s and were used to test the relative efficiency of typing with the Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard layouts.[6][7]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]The 2012 French romantic comedy-drama film Populaire shows the relationship between a speed typist and her trainer.[citation needed]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Readings in Applied Microeconomics: The Power of the Market, Craig Newmark, p. 219 - 220
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Typewriting competitions.