Specify DBMS Characteristics Hardware and operating systems that support it Number of simultaneous users File volumes and maximum number of records Throughput and memory space for backup and recovery capabilities Availability and quality of data dictionary Ease of use for programming and evaluation Program-to-data interdependence Utilities, including screen forms management, query language, sorting restructuring, interfaces to other packages High-level language interfaces Security, including passwords, Read, Write, Append Vendor supportSpecify DBMS Characteristics Hardware and operating systems that support it Number of simultaneous users File volumes and maximum number of records Throughput and memory space for backup and recovery capabilities Availability and quality of data dictionary Ease of use for programming and evaluation Program-to-data interdependence Utilities, including screen forms management, query language, sorting, restructuring, interfaces to other packages High-level language interfaces Security, including passwords, Read, Write, Append Vendor support