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In this chapter we define what we mean by a database management system (relational or otherwise). We also describe the objectives that any database management system should satisfy. The first generation database management systems (DBMS) that became commercially available in the late 1960s and early 1970s used a variety of architectures (all non-relational). The most widely used architectures were the hierarchical model typified by the IBM IMS DBMS, and the CODASYL network model used by a number of DBMS.
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Sikora, Z.M. (1997). Basic Concepts. In: Oracle Database Principles. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14693-2_1
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