Smart Card
Contains a memory (MEMORY) and the IC credit card-sized cards, store personally identifiable information and use.

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CTT use this term to refer to the patent in the Roland Moreno, namely, to place the card on the left of the central chip of plastic cards (ISO standard size). May be present most of the cards in circulation, its not really "smart" may be only a simple prepaid card there is no microprocessor.
In this definition, there are three basic types of Smart-Card, shall be pre-paid cards or stored value card; or disposable cards or can be re-loaded card, a simple wired logic card, can handle multiple functions; and equipped with a micro-processor device card, you can perform the information stored in its internal functions. The latter contains a CPU as a data processing and security features, there is an internal calculation of RAM storage, there is ROM used to store programs and operating instructions, with EPROM or EEPROM to store specific information on individual cards. These three types of cards may be contact or contact less cards.
As the Smart-Card contains CPU and memory, executable dynamic operation of the proactive security management, with the advantages of the system can not be stolen. Smart-Card in a wide range of applications, daily life almost everywhere. Domestic purposes, is going to fully replace the traditional style of the IC card phone card, the Central Health Insurance Bureau's health insurance IC card, the MRT program under the non-contact IC card fall into this category. In addition, e-commerce, debit card, small applications of stored-value debit card is also quite common. In Hong Kong, have emerged from the chip developer Multos cooperation with HSBC Life Card, combined with credit cards, financial debit cards, international calling services and e-purse of the multiple functions for the Smart-Card to enhance more comprehensive services.
In addition, Smart-Card functionality, and security applications in information security, the more current technology industry a trend. Smart-Card in the security mechanisms of the development can rapidly and we are issued Travel Mate350 before Acer notebook computers, will be added IC Card Security deployment.

Smart drive DOS
Used in the DOS disk (DISK) cache (CACHE).

Smartcard
The automated chip card was invented by German rocket scientist Helmut Gertrud and his colleague Jorgen Dethloff in 1968; the patent was finally approved in 1982. The first mass use of the cards was for payment in French pay phones, starting in 1983 (Telecaster).