Power Nap: Apps need to be opened?

Hi,
I know that Mail needs to be opened to receive mails while in Power Nap. Same thing as while my mac is awake.
But what about all the other Apps?
And in general: Do I need to leave the App Store open to receive automatic system updates?
Thank you guys.

I'm not convinced it does software updates. It says it does: email, calendar and other iCloud updates.
I've seen no sign of software updates being applied and I've been running this "awhile".

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The second I open the lid and take it out of sleep mode, it starts to backup automagically, but when it's sleeping EVEN when it's connected to AC power, TM backups do NOT work to my OS X Server.
I don't understand what the problem is here.
I didn't before but I do have FileVault turned on now -- should that make a difference?
In either situation it didn't work, but now that I think about it, I could understand why it wouldn't backup while asleep. Apparently the encrypted volume will stay encrypted during sleep and even at the lock screen; it's not until you open the lid and log in from the lock screen that it will unlock the encrypted boot volume.
But even still, I did *not* have FV turned on before, and this still did not work.
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1.) I have a mac mini at home that I use when I'm at home; it runs OS X server.app (bought and paid for) and has TM server turned on.
2.) I have a laptop that I mainly use at work and I don't use at all when I come home (ie. when I'm ready to head home for the day I close the lid and don't open it until I'm back at work the next day, but the laptop does come home with me every day).
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