Object-relational database metrics
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چکیده
Object-relational databases will replace relational systems to become the next great wave of databases because they combine traditional database characteristics with object-oriented principle. So, it is fundamental to propose metrics for control the quality of this kind of databases. But metrics definition must be done in a methodological way, it is necessary to follow a number of steps for ensure the reliability of the proposed metrics. In this work, we present the method we apply for the metrics proposal (which is composed by metrics definition, formal verification and empirical validation) and how we have used it obtain metrics for object-relational databases. RÉSUMÉ. Les bases de données objet-relationnelles substitueront les systèmes apparentés pour devenir la prochaine grande vague des bases de données parce qu'elles combinent des caractéristiques traditionnelles de base de données avec le principe orienté a l’objet. Ainsi, il est fondamental proposer des métriques pour controller la qualité de ce genre de bases de données. Mais la définition de métriques doit être faite d'une voie méthodologique, il est nécessaire suivre un certain nombre d'étapes pour assurer la fiabilité de les métriques proposées. Dans ce travail, nous présentons la méthode que nous utilisons pour la proposition des métriques (qui se compose par définition de métrique, validation formelle et validation empirique) et comment nous l'avons utilisée pour obtenir des métriques pour les bases de données objet-relationnelles.
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