The document discusses random access files in C programming. It defines random access files as files that allow non-sequential reading and writing of data without reading all preceding data. It describes functions like fseek(), ftell(), and rewind() that enable random access. It provides examples of using ftell() to get a file size and fseek() to modify part of a file's contents. It discusses the syntax for creating random access files and advantages like faster access to specific data points compared to sequential access files.