Can an app stay open indefinitely?

I was using an app yesterday for stock quotes. When I finished, I went Home, then to iTunes.
When I picked up my 3GS today, it was dead. Plugged it into the charger and got the red indicator for a moment, then began charging, blue Apple screen, and now the normal lock screen almost fiully charged.
So, question is...
I was under the impression that once I stopped using an app it quit instead of running in the background.
And if the app doesn't auto-terminate, how do you quit it?

wjosten wrote:
Depends. There are apps the will run in the backgroud & you have to terminate them using the multi-tasking bar.
Yes, and the "multi-tasking bar" is where?
Maybe a screenshot for a dummy...

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