Effects of query complexity and learning on novice user query performance with conceptual and logical database interfaces

• Main Authors: SIAU, Keng, CHAN, Hock Chuan, WEI, Kwok Kee
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Data models; query languages; relational database; user interfaces; visual languages; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9484; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10484/viewcontent/EffectsQueryComplexity_2004_pv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Users see the database interface as the database system. A good interface enables them to formulate queries better. The semantics communicated through the interface can be classified according to abstraction levels, such as the conceptual and logical levels. With the conceptual interface, interactio...