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An introduction to Smart Card |
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2011-10-28 14:06:34 |
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Key to the global village, that is how the Smart Card has been described by IEEE. A smart card is an electronic chip card or integrated circuit card with embedded integrated circuits. In other words smart card is an integrated circuit card with memory capable of making decisions.
Types of Smart cards
- Combination Smart Cards
- Contact Smart Cards
- Contact less Smart Cards
- Hybrid cards
- Proximity Cards
Uses of Smart Cards
- Payphones
- Mobile Communications
- Retail
- Banking
- Electronic Purse
- Health Care / Medical
- ID Verification and Access Control
Advantageous of Smart cards
- Portability
- Increasing data storage capacity
- Reliability that is virtually unaffected by electrical and magnetic fields.
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External References |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card
http://ewh.ieee.org/r10/bombay/news5/SmartCards.htm
http://web.mit.edu/ecom/Spring1997/gr12/4ADVECOM.HTM
http://cgeers.com/2008/02/03/monitoring-a-smartcard-reader/
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/smart-card
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