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Introduction to
Data Mining
1.1 TRADITIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
A traditional Database Management System (DBMS) provides generic soft-
ware tools and environments that support the development of a database
application. A DBMS environment supports the two main functions of database
development and operations: data definition and data manipulation. During
the data definition stage of database development, the structural components
of a database—such as table structures, primary keys, and the number of tables
for the database—are determined. The tasks of data manipulation include data
storage, data modification, and ...