Whats the main difference between access and sql server?
SQl Server is a server based database. Access is used as local database.Access is used for small desktop size databases used by less then 5 users at the same time. It has a front end gui system to design applications quickly. SQL Server is a more robust system and is able to handle large amounts of users as well as data sizes. There is no front end gui system so it will require other development tools (Visual Studios, .NET, VB, C++, ect.).