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