SQL Server Question

Question

To get started with Java, you download an editor. For HTML, you can use Notepad for Windows or some other editor. Why is it that I must download or install a server when getting into SQL?

Answer 1

SQL Server is set up to be used by multiple users or applications so it makes sense for it to be a central server that many clients can connect to so they can share the same data. But sql also has many implementations that do not use a server. Yes sql is a programming language like any other but it is a domain specific language and its used in data management and other stuff.