reading from MySQL is faster or reading from a file is faster?

Question

HI

I got a doubt I have seen reading mysql data is slower in case of large tables...I have done lots of optimization but cant get through..

what I am thinki

Answer 1

To answer the topic, yes.

By which I mean that there are so many (unmentioned) factors that it's impossible to unequivocally state that one will be faster than the other every time.