Are iCloud and apple id and password the same

I keep getting a request for my icloud password which was assigned to an old id. I don't remember the password so I click on forgot password after which it tells me to reset my apple id password which I do. I can't find out where to see my icloud profile to then change the icloud id. Where is it? Should the cloud and applie profiles be the same?

Hello sukoenig,
Thank you for your question. It sounds like you are wanting to know if your Apple ID and iCloud have the same password. Yes, and in fact that is recommended according to this article you can have more than 1 Apple ID if you choose. Take a loot at this information about how your Apple ID works:
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
An Apple ID is the email address you use as a login for just about everything you do with Apple, including using iCloud to store your content, buying songs from the iTunes Store, and downloading apps from the App Store.
When you set up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use the same Apple ID for iCloud services and purchases on the iTunes Store, App Store, and iBooks Store. You can also use one Apple ID for iCloud services and another Apple ID for store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match). You will get all the benefits of iCloud whether you use the same Apple ID for iCloud and store purchases, or different IDs for each.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Take care,
Sterling

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mannyace wrote:
Thanks for the response.
So I basically won't run into any trouble? I
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