User performance considerations in DBMS selection

Authors:
F. H. Lochovsky;D. C. Tsichritzis
Affiliations:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, M5S 1A7;University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, M5S 1A7
Venue:
SIGMOD '77 Proceedings of the 1977 ACM SIGMOD international conference on Management of data
Year:
1977

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Abstract

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.