A DBMS Classification Matrix

Simple Data Complex Data
Query 2. Relational DBMS 4. Object-Relational DBMS
No Query 1. File System 3. Persistent Language
If you do not need the service, then there is no need to pay for it in terms of lower performance.
Quadrant 1: Simple Data without Queries
File system is a system for organizing directories and files.
A file system has higher performance than more sophisticated systems.

Quadrant 2: Simple Data with Queries
CREATE TABLE  emp (
  name       VARCHAR(30),
  startdate  DATE,
  salary     FLOAT,
  dept       VARCHAR(20) );
CREATE TABLE  dept (
  dname   VARCHAR(20),
  budget  FLOAT,
  floor   INTEGER );

The data is simple because all data are the standard data types of SQL-92.
Review: A DBMS Classification Matrix
Which system is with complex data and no queries?
      File system
      Object-relational DBMS
      Persistent Language
      Relational DBMS
Result:        




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