Unit 8Telephone Cards通信管理與運(yùn)營(yíng)專業(yè)英語教程課件

1、Unit 8Telephone Unit 8Telephone Cards(Cards(通信管理與通信管理與運(yùn)營(yíng)專業(yè)英語教程運(yùn)營(yíng)專業(yè)英語教程課件課件) )Important vocabularyn prepaid phone cardn 預(yù)付費(fèi)電話卡n PIN (personal identification number)n 身份號(hào)碼n land-linen 陸線，陸上線路n magnetic stripen 磁條n ATM ( Automatic Teller Machine)n自動(dòng)柜員機(jī)n pay-phone n公用電話n key cardn 房卡， 電子開門卡n optical sto

2、ragen 光存儲(chǔ)， 光存儲(chǔ)器Important vocabularyn microchip n 微晶片ncore technologyn核心技術(shù)n stored-valuen 儲(chǔ)值Important vocabulary Telephone cardsnA telephone card, calling card or phone card for short, is a small card, usually resemblinga credit card, used to pay for telephone services.nTelephone cards can employ pre

3、paid credit system or credit card style system of credit. Questions on Paragraph 1-3n1.What is the most common types of telephone cards ? n2. What is the other main type of card ? How does the card charged calls?n3. What are the two core technologies for phonecards are?Types of telephone cardnPrepai

4、d cards: purchased with a specific balance, from which the cost of calls made is deducted. Pre-paid phone cards are disposable. nPin cars: a card with a special PIN（personal identification number） printed on it that allows one to charge calls to a land-line telephone account.Core technologies for ca

5、rds nStored-value: the card itself contains the balance available. The balance is read by the public pay-phone machine when it is inserted into the machines card reader.nIt is similar to an ATM at a bank. nWays in which the value can be encoded on the card.n1. The earliest system used a magnetic str

6、ipe as information carrier.Stored-value cardsn2.The next technology used optical storage. Optical phone cards get their name from visible marks left on the card, such as holes or lines, so that the card reader scansfor such marks and determines the balance on the card.n3. Chip cardsnThe initial micr

7、ochipswere easy to hack, typically by scratching off the programming-voltage contact on the card nHighly secure technology aided the spread of chip phone cards worldwide.Remote memory cardsnRemote memory:nUses a toll or toll-free access number to reach the database and check for balance on product.n

8、Remote memory phonecards can be used from any tone-mode phone and do not require special card readers. Since remote memory cards are more accessible and have lower costs, remote memory phone cards have proliferated Remote memory cardsnPurchasing in most countriesnin retail storesnretail chains ncommonly corner stores nSpecific features :nrechargeability:npinless dialnspeed dial and more nCalling accounts: Accounts not requiring a cardn eliminating the need for printing of a physical card nreducing the costs nincreasing convenience Phone cards collectionsplac