Contact Smart Card
A contact area of approximately .15 sq in. comprised of several gold-plated contact pads are embedded onto the card. These provide electrical connectivity when touched to or inserted into a reader.
Contactless Smart Card
These contain a re-writeable smart card microchip that can
process and store data. They communicate with a terminal via radio
waves with a read range of up to around 5
inches.
UHF RFID
RFID cards store data that can be read through radio waves at wider read ranges (typically 3 to 10 ft.), allow multiple card reads at the same time and are extremely secure.
EMPLOYEE ID-CARD
Employee Identification Cards contain the employee's name, picture, identification number and the employing Department, Board, or Agency.
STUDENT ID-CARD
Student ID card identifies you as a student. It will provide you will access to University facilities such as the University Libraries, Sports Centre (if you are a member), and Computing Services. When dealing with student enquires, most departments will ask you for your Student ID card.