Smart Card

Smart Card Seminar abstract
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.

External References
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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