getting started on Windows 10

How do I connect to MSSQL. I am very new at this and I am trying to get started on my first session. I have a standard Windows 10 installation and need to connect to a database that is in Microsoft sql server/MSSQL 10.50/MSSQL. When I try to start a new session it asks for my network type. I have tried all of the drop downs, and none of them worked. What do I need to do to get started?

I can connect to my local MS SQL Express installation with the following settings:

• Network type: SQL Server (named pipe)
• Hostname: [mycomputername]\SQLExpress
• Windows authentication activated

But I recall I had to activate the named pipe protocol in the MS SQL configuration settings, somewhere.

Where does it ask for the host name?

Well, it's the second box from the top, quite obviously, isn't it?