What is a media card reader?
Media card readers are devices that read flash media cards, often also called memory cards. These devices are useful if you have a device, such as a digital camera, that uses memory cards.Flash Media DefinitionFlash media, or flash memory cards, are small devices that work like tiny floppy disks. The memory cards are referred to as flash media because of the way the data is stored. It can be erased and new data can be written to it. No power is needed to keep the data intact.Types of Flash Media CardsThere are many formats of flash media cards, because they were all developed by different companies at around the same time. Secure Digital (SD) and Compact Flash (CF) are two of the most popular. Though they all look similar, they are not compatible with each other.UsesFlash memory cards are used to store data on digital cameras and other hand-held devices. They can be used to transfer the data between devices that work with the same format of memory card.Media Card Reader DefinitionA med
