How do I close programs/applications running in the background

My computer Mac Pro is getting slow.  The wheel runs and runs.  I took it in to Apple at one time and they coded a bunch of files that were running in the background, thus slowing the computer.  How do I do this myself?

Hey diane41,
Thanks for the question. It sounds like you wish to learn about Activity Monitor and quitting processes that are using a significant amount of memory. The following resource may assist you:
Activity Monitor: Quit a process
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5147
Thanks,
Matt M.

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