RE: Is a "A fast database retrieval rate" a testable r...
No. I do not think so. Since the requirement seems to be ambiguous. The SRS should clearly mention the performance or transaction requirements i.e. It should say like 'A DB retrival rate of 5 micro sec'.
RE: Is a "A fast database retrieval rate" a testable r...
Yes. since i know that we may not calculate the apt micro sec and all but still if the quality of s/w is justified bad because of the slow processing of the data then it is. Normally we dont find this kind untill we are dealing with very high volumes of data. For small databases it is not at all a constraint. even in some cases if the client asks you about this then you need to keep the check points to check that it is doing the retreival with in no time.
