Sleep and wake up question

It's no easy to recognise is new Air is sleeping or not, because there is no sleep light.
I see interesting difference on wake up process for two cases:
1. System Preferences - Energy Saver - Computer Sleep = 1 minute
- I wait more than 1 minute and computer is looking like sleep. Maybe no?!
- To wake up it I can swipe touchpad or gently touch.
2. Pressing power button and click Sleep
- Computer is looking like sleep.
- To wake up it I should press touchpad (swipe or gently touch doesn't wake up).
Questions:
1. Is wake up process normal for case #1? Is computer sleeping if to wake up touchpad swipe enough?
2. Why there is difference for wake up process for case #1 and #2?
A lot of thanks!

Hi,
Case one is for putting display to sleep only. The cpu will still running and your program like VLC will keep running.
As for case two is real sleep, meaning your cup will sleep and all your progaram will stop running.
Go to system preferenc-->expose and spaces-->expose-->active screen corners-->choose one of the drop down menu and you'll see put display to sleep.
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