Media Readers

Question 1

What is the purpose of media readers?

Answer 1

They are required by tablets, smartphones and cameras to do a number of things. This includes storing information, music, videos, pictures and data.

Question 2

What media reader formats are there?

Answer 2

Secure Digital (SD).
MicroSD.
MiniSD.
CompactFlash.
Memory Stick.
xD.

Question 3

What were SD cards designed for?

Answer 3

For use in portable devices such as cameras, mp3 players and laptops. They can hold up to 2TB of data.

Question 4

What are microSD cards?

Answer 4

Much smaller form of SD used for smartphones and tablets.

Question 5

what are miniSD cards?

Answer 5

Cards between SD and microSD. They were developed for mobile phones.

Question 6

What are CompactFlash cards?

Answer 6

An older format still in wide use for its good storage capacity. Used for video cameras.

Question 7

What are memory sticks used in?

Answer 7

Developed by Sony.

Proprietary flash memory used in cameras, mp3 players, hand held video game systems, mobile phones and more.

Question 8

What is xD?

Answer 8

Otherwise known as Picture Card. It was used in some digital cameras.