MacBook is either logging out or restarting when i'm away

I have a 13-inch aluminum MacBook purchased in Feb of this year. Every time i run a long process (such as time machine backup or backup to an online backup service) and walk away for a while, I come back and the computer has either restarted or logged out on its own. I'm not sure which is happening b/c I never catch it in the act of doing it. It usually occurs in less than an hour.

if you're away from how do you access data? through your network? check if you turned off your data. Go to SETTINGS>GENERAL>NETWORK
turn on Cellular Data if it's OFF
3G should also be ON for faster access.

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