[Tutor] File types

[Prospero]

Greetings!

I am writing a program which requires the use of two data files, both very
large, both containing groups of integers and one possibly containing
one-letter or one-word entries with each group. I know a little about text
files but nothing about numeric files or databases. Can anyone tell me
either how to set these up or where (preferably on the web) to find this
information?

TIA,

Prospero.

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