How do i restore iMac from external g-force hard drive

I took my Imac in for the hard drive recall and i backed up the computer but now I'm not sure how to restore my computer

What version of OSX were you running when you backed up? Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion?
Did you back up with Time Machine?

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