Mac OS X v10.5: Does the Finder always stay open?

First off: sorry again for all the n00b questions.
Next: So does the finder always stay "open"? Like with the blue dot below it. I already asked about the others and I realized I have to click command+Q but for the finder... it just stays "open"
Oh and Is there a way to search on this forum? I know on the forum for my car ('97 Acura CL if anyones curious) there is a search function that all the n00bs are told to do before starting a new thread...

You can quit the Finder but the option is hidden by default in OS X. As the Finder is the way that you interact with OS X its default is to restart automatically if it's quit. For example if it locked up (never happened to me though) and you used Force Quit (alt - command - esc) it would restart automatically. Using a third party application like TinkerTool (which simply opens up more of OS X'x capabilities) you can quit the Finder for specific purposes. 
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