Traditional OLTP
DBMS used for on-line transaction processing (OLTP)
- order entry: pull up order xx-yy-zz and update status field
- banking: transfer $100 from account no XXX to account no. YYY
- clerical data processing tasks
- detailed up-to-date data
- structured, repetitive tasks
- short transactions are the unit of work
- read and/or update a few records
- isolation, recovery and integrity are critical