Technology influences every aspect of business. The ability to use computers, smartphones, office machines and even near-obsolete typewriters is a valuable skill. Employment applications previously asked for typing speed, including words-per-minute and level of accuracy. Fast-forward a couple of decades and the term "keyboarding" replaced "typing," but the principles are the same. Most computers have keyboards that are modeled after electric and manual typewriters, and nearly all job seekers nowadays need at least basic proficiency in typing and using a keyboard.