Uses of magnetic stripe cards

By Allan Hall What is magnetic stripe card? Why are they used so often? All these questions must be answered before learning the uses of magical cards called magnetic stripe cardor swipe card. It is a type of card that is capable of storing small amount of data into it li!e a chip. "et me gi#e you a simple e$ample to ma!e you understand that where and how these cards are used %ust open up your wallet and you could see a magnetic stripe card lying into your wallet. &es' &our credit and debit cards ban! (A)*+ cards gift cards loyalty cards dri#er licence cards (o#erseas+ phone cards membership cards identity cards and library cards. )he science behind storage of data in such a small space is it modifies the magnetism of tiny iron,based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material on the card. )he magnetic stripe sometimes called swipe card is read by swiping past a magnetic reading head.

CREDIT/DEBIT/ATM CARDS: )his is the most common of all uses of the card. )he user-s ban!ing transaction details are encoded on to the blac! or brown stripe on the rear side of the card. )he details can be accessed only when the card is swiped. )his was the most secured wayof carrying intangible cash in hand. .owadays an additional pin number or signature is needed to authori/e a purchase or one can go for smart card technology instead. Here the magnetic stripe is coupled with a chip to pro#ide higher security grade.

GIFT CARDS: )his is a fantastic way of !eeping a trac! of your gifts. 0r else you can deposit certain amount in the card and can gift it to the holder. )his could be unique and smart way of impressing someone. 1ome business men use this card to promote their business by ma!ing them a promotional item. In this type of card no comple$ encoding is required. It simply consist of the identity and the amount details ID Cards: 1tudent and employee I2 cards are usually with magnetic stripes. )his is a simple card that is required to confirm the identity of the person and usually do not require swiping. )hese cards are generally swiped when students and3or employees are entering or lea#ing the premises of infrastructure. P !"E/#IBRAR$/MEMBERS IP CARD: these are the secondary uses of the magnetic stripe cards as they are used to !eep a trac! record of the acti#ity underta!en by the indi#idual. DRI%I"G #ICE"CE CARD: )he second most common use of magnetic stripe card is dri#ing licence. 1uch dri#ing licence stores all the information of the holder that is name address age e$piry date of the card. )his ma!es it easy for the cop to tac! down some one while speeding or other offenses. #!$A#T$ CARD: )he card are now becoming popular due the user friendly nature and they reli#e us form the burden of carrying cash of credit3 debit card to the retail or grocery stores. 0ne has to carry this card swipe it and that-s it. *any retailers ma!e this card for regular customers. )hese are some of the uses of magical swipe card that has made our life a lot easy and safe.

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