Storing data using a standalone C ++ application

Question

I work with Apache, PHP and MySQL for web development and local applications. Over the past two years, I have been slowly learning C ++ and want to build an application this summer. In particular, I want to create a "library" application in which I can store information about books, CDs and records that I have. I know this type of application exists, but I want to learn C ++, and it seems like a good way to do it.

Here are a few questions:

• Is it possible to create a standalone application that does not require a database to store data?

• If the answer to No. 1 is yes, is it recommended to do this for an application that could potentially be needed to manage large amounts of data?

• What data storage options would you recommend using with a C ++ application?

Thank!

Update Well, that had a lot of good answers. This is such a wonderful site with so many members. It turns out that at the moment I may not need to go to the C ++ route. Now I understand that I'm most interested in writing an application that can function as an organization system "library" more than I want to use C ++. Thank you all for your answers!

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