what does MYSQL/MSSQL stand for? what does it do?

[IanMarlowe]

the question's in the title...

[cr3ative]

MySql and MsSql are both databases.

MySql
www.mysql.com - free database.

Microsoft (MS)Sql
www.microsoft.com - not free database.

cr3

[Twey]

A database is a program that allows methodical querying of data by a Structured Query Language (SQL). This allows you to, for example, ask for all data records with a name of "Cow," rather than trying every record to find "Cow" as you would using a structured directory tree.