A file pointer is a position in a random access file.Because files can be very large, the file pointer is of type _______.
A)int
B)double
C)long
D)byte

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The file pointer needs to be able to store a large and potentially negative value, so the best choice is a long integer, represented by the "long" data type. This allows the file pointer to properly navigate through large files.

A File Pointer Is a Position in a Random Access