Launch SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your SQL Server instance.
Expand the Databases node from the left-pane aka Object Explorer.
Right-click the database that you wish to backup, hover over Tasks, and select Back up....

On the General page in the Destination section select Disk from the Back up to: drop-down list.
Select Remove until all existing backup files have been removed.
Select Add and the Select Backup Destination dialog box will open.

Enter a valid path and file name in the File name text box and use .bak as the extension to simplify the classification of this file.
Click OK and then click OK again to initiate the backup.
When the backup completes successfully, click OK to close the SQL Server Management Studio dialog box.