smart card?

This is probably a stupid question with a very simple answer, but i figure this is the easiest way to get the answer, where would I look to find out if my computer has a smart card? thanx in advance.

 

Unless you have plugged one in on the PCMCIA slot of a laptop, or in an adapter on your desktop, your computer will not have a "Smart Card". A Smart Card can be anything from a xD, SD, CF, USB Stick, SIM chip, or anything that would hold the creditionals to authorize the user.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=smart+card&fr=FP-tab-img-t-t400&toggle=1&cop=&ei=UTF-8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card

"A smart card, chip card, or integrated circuit(s) card (ICC), is defined as any pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits. Although there is a diverse range of applications, there are two broad categories of ICCs. Memory cards contain only non-volatile memory storage components, and perhaps some specific security logic. Microprocessor cards contain memory and microprocessor components.
The standard perception of a "smart card" is a microprocessor card of credit card dimensions (or smaller, e.g. the GSM SIM card) with various tamper-resistant properties (e.g. a secure crypto-processor, secure file system, human-readable features) and is capable of providing security services (e.g. confidentiality of information in the memory). Not all chip cards contain a microprocessor (eg. the memory cards), therefore not all chip cards are necessarily also smart cards. However the public usage of the terminology is often inconsistent."

 

ok thanx, i appreciate it