How does a Smart Card Reader work?
Smart Card Readers are also known as card programmers (because they can write to a card), card terminals, card acceptance device (CAD) or an interface device (IFD). There is a slight difference between the card reader and the terminal. The term ‘reader’ is generally used to describe a unit that interfaces with a PC for the majority of its processing requirements. In contrast, a ‘terminal’ is a self-contained processing device.