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What is a smart card?
Smart cards are used by banks and other organisations. Inside the small piece of plastic is a microcircuit on which information is stored. A smart credit card, for instance, has money values stored in it which are reduced every time a purchase is made. Phone cards are a simple form of smart card.
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