First of all, you have to have created a database in which to put a table. If you want to think of it in a hierarchy:
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Internet
V
servers
V
databases
V
tables
V
fields
V
rows
You're skipping the 'databases' section and trying to go right to tables.
I drew up an AWESOME graphic for you
If you're testing locally, you're just viewing your HOST file and skipping the internet step, and instead of a lot of servers, you only have one.
Is that ANY clearer?