1. Abstraction Level | Lowest | Middle | Highest |
2. Focus | How data is stored | What data is stored | User interaction with data |
3. Description | Actual storage details | Structure of the whole database | User-specific information |
4. Details | Complex low-level data structures | Hides physical storage structure details | Hides unnecessary details |
5. User Awareness | Not aware of complexity | Not aware of complexity | Aware of complexity |
6. User Perspective | Unconcerned about database complexity | Unconcerned about database complexity | Aware of database complexity |