Today, in the Information Age, most information is electronic data and almost all of it is typed at a computer keyboard.
Typing skills are essential in the workplace, in school, and at home. Amazingly, most computer users cannot type! Prodding at the keyboard with two fingers is known as "hunt and peck", which may work but is extremely slow and inefficient. Using all ten fingers allows one to type much faster.
Read more about the different kinds of typing keyboards.