Memory card facts for kids
A memory card is a form of flash memory that is used in a range of electronic devices such as a digital camera or video game console. The memory card stores data, images, music, saved games or other computer files.
Flash memory devices like this contain no moving parts so they are not easily damaged. This means that they are ideal for use in portable devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras, mobile phones etc.
The amount of data memory cards can store depends on the capacity of the card. Currently (in 2017) the largest memory cards can store 1 terabyte of data. As the technology improves, larger capacity cards are expected.
There are many different types of memory cards, for example MultiMediaCard or CompactFlash, but the majority are SD cards or MicroSD.
Images for kids
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Miniaturization is evident in memory card creation; over time, the physical card sizes have become smaller
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Memory card in a digital SLR camera
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Memory card in a Nintendo Wii, a stationary game console.
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Secure Digital card (SD)
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MiniSD Card with an SD card adapter
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CompactFlash (CF-I)
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MultiMediaCard (MMC)
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SmartMedia
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xD-Picture Card
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NM card (A proprietary memory card format created by Huawei) Electronic contacts compared to nano-sim card to the same scale.
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Neo Geo 2KiB memory card
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PlayStation 128 KiB memory card
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PlayStation 2 8 MiB memory card
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GameCube 512 KiB memory card
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Xbox 360 memory card
See also
In Spanish: Tarjeta de memoria para niños
