What is the difference between server name and database name?

Is database name and server name the same?

Answer. The Server Name is the name of the database server containing your model. If your database is a SQLServer2000 named instance or if you are using a SQL Server 2005 database the value for the DBServer field should follow this format: SERVER_NAME\INSTANCE_NAME.

What is my database server name?

In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, in the Object Explorer pane, right click the server and select properties. In the pane, there should be a heading called "Connection" and in that heading a link to a new window called "View connection properties". The value next to "Server name" is the name of your server.

What is a database name?

The database name is the name of the database and the username is the name of the user that is connected to the database. e.g. John Smith could connect to a database called Database1. Database1 would be the database name and John Smith would be the username.

How does a server differ from a database?

A server is a computer program or a device that provides functionality for other programs or devices which are called clients while a database is an organized collection of data, generally stored and accessed electronically from a computer system. Thus, this is the main difference between server and database.