Store and sort a large number of 64-bit integers
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For the sorting algorithm, you probably want to use Radix Sort, which will run in time $O(k n)$, for you $k = 64$ and $n = 500 000 000$.

For the storing of these numbers, you might want to look into compressed data structures. However, these are necessarily going to bring some overhead. You're looking at approximately 4GB of memory, which is reasonable on many modern machines. As you will learn in computer science, there is often a tradeoff between time and space. Here, you must choose between a fast data structure and a space-efficient data structure.

EDIT: I change the time complexity to $O(kn)$, I'd mistyped and originally written $O(k\log n)$. Sadly, it's impossible to sort a list without actually looking at the entire contents of the list.