Can you use external USB drive to play movies?

[haze10]

New to androids so this may be a simple question:
I see most tablets come with USB or USB MINI ports. Can I download movies from my desktop onto a USB flash drive, and then plug the flash drive into the USB port of the tablet to play the movie?
Could you do the same with the micro SD card?

 

[leeshor]

New to androids so this may be a simple question:
I see most tablets come with USB or USB MINI ports. Can I download movies from my desktop onto a USB flash drive, and then plug the flash drive into the USB port of the tablet to play the movie?
Could you do the same with the micro SD card?

Yes to both questions.