User performance considerations in DBMS selection

• DOI: 10.1145/509404.509425
• Publication Date: 2004-04-19T17:18:43Z
• Authors: F. H. Lochovsky; D. C. Tsichritzis
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

User performance as well as system related considerations should be part of the DBMS selection process. However, appropriate procedures and measures for determining user performance characteristics of a DBMS are lacking. This paper describes a methodology and proposes a set of measures for determining the user performance level of the data model and data language of a DBMS. The methodology was applied to three DBMS's having different data models and data languages and the results of its application are discussed.